Populations of two disease-carrying mosquito species are concerning public health officials, who are employing new strategies ...

Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach limits canopies to 10’x10’ (100 sq ft) Seal Beach bans tents; an umbrella or ...

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

A couple of years ago, a company called Camp Snap began to sell point-and-shoot cameras for kids to use — just a viewfinder, ...

New research identifies the top global birdwatching spots, with this coastal location being the only California town to make ...

In a previous column, I mentioned last fall’s annual count of California monarch butterflies was only 12,260. This contrasts ...

Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and ...

A bird long thought to be a single rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. Scientists discovered that the elusive Ijima’s Leaf Warbler and a newly identified Tokara Leaf Warbler look almost ...

The phrase “birds of a feather flock together” is especially true in California, and those birds come in many different feathers. From sparrows and doves to hawks and owls, to gulls and pelicans, ...

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