The New Normal: Hot Bats Drop By the Thousands
Heat waves are arriving sooner and stronger. Thousands of bat pups in Bakersfield are dropping like flies.
Wildlife
The Public’s Reaction to Otter Reintroduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife invited coastal communities to comment on otters in Northern California and here’s what they learned.
College Student Discovers 11 New Species of Predatory Worms in Bodega Bay
How little we know about the biodiversity of marine invertebrates.
Don’t Make Them Cross the Road
Once a tough sell, wildlife crossings are now proliferating in the Bay Area.
Black Bears Move Into the North Bay
For the first time in history, black bears are occupying this ecological niche once filled by grizzlies.
Sailing the Salt Line
Carquinez Strait is where Sierra snow meets the San Francisco Bay, but the line of engagement between fresh and salt water is always moving.
Summer 2024 Almanac: Meteors, Tree Fog, and Katydid Romance
Some happenings enigmatic or unnoticed—and some that can't be unseen.
Like Top Gun, But With Falcons, and On Alcatraz
Our first sign of falcon presence is a lone pigeon feather that floats down like a sinister snowflake from the top of the Alcatraz lighthouse, the highest point on the...
The Tussle Between A Beetle and its Shrub
Look closely on a spring day, and you will find an emerald gleam on ubiquitous coyote brush.
