Invasive mussels pose immediate threat to California Delta
A particularly concerning mussel species has entered North America for the first time through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, causing…
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Police recover $46,000 worth of stolen copper and aluminum
Los Angeles police searching a recycling center in the San Fernando Valley recovered about $46,000 worth of metal stolen from…
California is about to ban octopus farming
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it illegal to farm octopuses in state waters or on land,…
Reviving the woolly mammoth could save a species that still exists
As more species are pushed to the brink of extinction, conservationists are responding to our biodiversity crisis in new and…
The initiative to protect burrowing owls is being renewed. What has changed?
Western burrowing owls are tiny, adorable and silly, and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them…
Thieves target circuit breakers, police say
Circuit breakers appear to have joined the list of potential targets for thieves across the state who prey on metals…
Deep-sea metals could provide oxygen for life on the ocean floor
Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to extract from the deep seafloor could be a source of…
Why California should allow hunters to kill more bears
At a recent riverside gathering, a friend and I served wild game tacos. Each of our 40 guests ordered two:…
Shifty Shellshock, singer of Crazy Town, dies at 49
Seth Binzer, the lead singer of the 2000s rock-rap band Crazy Town, has died. He was 49 years old. The…
Alex Ross Perry swaps neurotic New Yorkers for metal's Ghost
It's been almost 20 years since the world was first graced with Ghost, the Swedish theatrical metal group with a…