A trio of some of the most endangered birds in the world were relocated from their home in the Vermillion Cliffs of Arizona ...

Joining 46 other states, Minnesota has officially chosen a state fossil—the giant beaver known as Castoroides ohioensis. With ...

The rings of Saturn glide so tranquilly when watched through a telescope, that it is easy to forget the planet sits in a ...

Open the patio door in July and the invitation goes out: free buffet, all you can land on. Within minutes a housefly is ...

Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo ...

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

California lawmakers raise questions over departing oil refineries amid state's gas prices Concern over rising gas prices and fleeing gas refineries has California lawmakers wondering if the state ...

Climate & Sustainability Following Late Pleistocene horse migration toward our sustainable future Cutting-edge UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab was key to genetically tracing mass movements long ago ...

California's GDP surpassed Japan's in 2024, making it the fourth largest in the world. Robust employment and productivity fueled California's $4.10 trillion GDP. Despite housing issues, California ...

A fossil Pleistocene-age hominin jawbone discovered in Taiwan has now been identified as belonging to a Denisovan, according to a new paleoproteomic analysis of the remains. The findings provide ...