At a Snail’s Place
The surprising, spiraling story of why sea snails live where they live.
Wildlife
Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things
Australian tube worms are now widespread in brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay.
The Efficient Beauty of Starfish Larvae
A sea star baby creates complicated, beautiful water patterns -- and a team of Stanford scientists looks for an explanation.
The Old Bay Bridge Is Coming Down, Leaving a 40-Year-Old Cormorant Colony Adrift
The last of the old Bay Bridge is coming down now, and with it will go a 40-year-old colony of double-crested cormorants.
An Atlantic Bird Makes a New Home in California — Maybe Because of Melting Arctic Ice
Meet Morris the gannet, who's not supposed to be here but seems to have made a home of it.
The Boldness of Bewick’s Wrens
Bold Bewick's wrens are a welcome sight in the suburbs.
What’s That Sea Snail Doing in the Aquarium? (Working.)
If you look closely at the California Coast exhibit next time you visit the California Academy of Sciences, you'll see a bunch of small black sea snails. Are they there...
El Niño’s Gone, But Some Unusual Southern Visitors Remain on the North Coast
Biologists found 19 live pelagic red crabs in Bodega Bay in January, a first.
Alameda Point Harbor Seals Thriving on a New Dock
Efforts to build a new dock for harbor seals in Alameda have paid off.
Ask The Naturalist: Do Badgers Hibernate?
Do badgers hibernate during the winter? And if not, when *do* they emerge from their burrows? Guest naturalist Susan Kirks answers.
