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 ...

Cormorants perch on pilings, their wings outstretched cruciform-style to dry. Northern harriers soar. Egrets skim, bufflehead ...

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 ...

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

ASHLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the sand dune phacelia as a threatened species under the ...

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 ...

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, ...

The Algodones Dunes, straddling the borders of California, Arizona, and Mexico, may seem like an unlikely location for Mars research, but this Californian desert is offering scientists a goldmine of ...

Adventure seekers venture to the Mojave Desert for all manner of experiences. You can ride camels on sand safaris, see desert tortoises moseying through the arid landscape, and spot ancient ...

California's coastal protection agency planned to close the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area to off-roaders. A state court said it broke the law. Now, it's appealing that ruling, arguing ...

Oceanside has launched a coastal dunes restoration project, installing beach fencing to help trap sand, protect habitat and ...