Dangerous ocean conditions were affecting the entire West Coast of the U.S. on Wednesday amid strong waves. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a slate of advisories spanning the entire West ...

Consistently warming oceans have fueled a rash of subtle records, especially on the West Coast. High tides get higher; temperatures set records.

Along the Pacific, the ocean is no longer a distant backdrop but an active, punishing force that is pushing into streets, battering seawalls, and erasing beaches. Record‑breaking tides and surf have ...

Grays endure an epic roundtrip journey of 10,000 miles or more, and California holds a prime seat through May. Along with ...

The packed-earth trail winds through the dense and tangled forest of Vanuatu, the ocean crashing just meters to our right.

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue ...

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.

Fire has always been a part of the ecology in some parts of the world, including much of California. Wildfires naturally clear debris, fertilize the soil, and help some seeds germinate. But in the ...

The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...

The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two people, according to US Southern Command.