As the third largest state by area in the U.S., California features all kinds of landscapes. You have that good, old-fashioned oceanside scenery in SoCal, towering redwoods piercing the clouds around ...

A new species of trapdoor spider named ‘Aptostichus ramirezae,’ was found by scientists at the University of California, Davis. Female trapdoor spiders are basically vampires. They spend their entire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death Valley's temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park's Badwater Basin.

Scientists have discovered a new species of spider hiding in plain sight in coastal California’s sand dunes. The arachnologists from UC Davis published their find this month in the journal Ecology and ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...

The City of Oceanside is testing a coastal dune restoration pilot project to help protect its beaches from erosion by ...

A Death Valley tourist suffered third-degree burns trekking the California sand dunes without his flip-flops, according to rangers. Photo from National Park Service A Death Valley National Park ...

Fences made of wired wooden slats went up in spots along Oceanside’s northern beaches last week for a pilot project expected ...

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s Badwater Basin. But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening. In ...