Voting season is here—for bees! Until September 8th, folks can vote for their choice of state bee. Picking a native ...

Pesticides used in common over-the-counter topical tick and flea treatments have been found in Bay Area wastewater effluent ...

This story contains graphic descriptions and depictions of carnivory.

Jake Sigg, one of California’s best-known advocates for protecting native biodiversity, died on June 10, one week after his ...

California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.

This could be a shipyard, if California Forever succeeds in its plan. As seen from Sherman Island, this stretch of water is a key ecological transition point between the salty Bay and fresher Delta.

This article first appeared on High Country News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. When I was 9 years old, I was glued ...

A child at a California Department of Water Resources swim camp at Lake Del Valle in Alameda County on July 24, 2026. As of Aug. 19, the East Bay Regional Park District's website had an advisory for ...

The Bay Area isn’t exactly known for its stargazing, what with the unreliable weather, fog, and light pollution. But you might have more of a chance if you head over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge into ...