Listen this fall for their scratchy calls and in spring for the male’s various songs. To read this Bay Nature magazine story ...

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Indigenous people whose ancestors lived throughout the river valleys that stretch inland from Monterey Bay—will reclaim land ...

To protect the Plumas National Forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn ...

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A less-frequently spotted Vespula in our area: the forest yellowjacket (Vespula acadica). (Tony Iwane via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC) Ask almost anyone about yellowjackets; they will have a harrowing tale ...

A money spider (Tenuiphantes sp.) balloons, under controlled conditions, from its daisy perch. You can see the trichobothria (leg hairs) and dragline silk in this picture. (Michael Hutchinson via ...

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Migration of butterflies doesn’t seem to be as clear cut as those who do and those who don’t. For instance, a vast majority ...

Pistachio orchards, like these at Gilkey Ranch near Five Points, California, are producing the nut of the future, say farmers, because the crop goes dormant during drought and demands less water and ...