A New Publisher and Executive Director at Bay Nature
A letter of introduction from Regina Starr Ridley.
Science and Nature
How Extreme Heat Caught San Francisco By Surprise Over Labor Day Weekend
Forecasters thought it would be hot in San Francisco over Labor Day -- meaning, you know, in the high 80s. Instead it was 106. What happened?
Ask The Naturalist: Why Are There So Many Birds On the Beach At One Time?
Head to the beach on one of these late summer days and you're liable to come across a wonderful spectacle of nature: the feeding frenzy.
How to Help Bees When It’s Hot Out
Hot weather can be tough on our local wildlife, including wild bees. But you can help by making a safe "watering hole" for tiny pollinators.
Find a Lot of Bugs When You Clean Your Backyard Swimming Pool? Scientists Want to See Them
A new citizen science project looks closely at the insect gold mine that is backyard pools -- and already it's found potentially new species.
Hunt for San Francisco Bay Shark Killer Zeroes in on a Suspect
A protozoan pathogen appears to have killed thousands of sharks, rays and fish in the San Francisco Bay this spring.
Ask the Naturalist: Can Hummingbirds Taste Their Food?
What does a hummingbird taste in a flower?
Meet the Scientist Who Has Discovered More Than 1,000 Species of Sea Slug
Terry Gosliner, a curator at the California Academy of Sciences, looks through nudibranchs to see the world.
Summer Algal Bloom and Aquatic Grass Growth Forces Boats Off the Water in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park
A yellow-brown blanket covers the Berkeley Aquatic Park lagoon.
Identify Anything, Anywhere, Instantly (Well, Almost) With the Newest iNaturalist Release
iNaturalist adds an option to use artificial intelligence to provide instant nature identifications.
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