As Rainy Winter Spreads Sudden Oak Death Pathogen, a Scientist Races to Build Resistance
A Berkeley researcher studies trees that survive what for most is a death sentence
Science and Nature
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.
Letter to the Editor: Protecting Diversity Is the Opposite of Xenophobia
Some non-native species are okay. But not all of them.
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.
Ancient Whale Bones and Megalodon Shark Teeth Unearthed in East Bay
A dam retrofit project reveals a treasure trove from the time when California had a vast inland sea.
A Story About Once and Future California, Written in the Rings of Redwoods
Why would a scientist count a quarter of a million redwood tree rings?
What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Xenophobia
Opinion: The American democratic experiment and the survival of the planet may depend on overcoming our fear of foreigners
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