Watch: Researchers find a new formation in bird flocks
Could understanding how birds flock help us understand why they flock? A recent study explores the mechanics of the flock structure of four types of shorebirds and what benefits it might bring.
A Massive Ladybug Swarm Is Moving Through California
The group was so big, it was even picked up by the weather radar.
Benefits of L.A.’s Tree Canopy Vary Widely Among Communities, Study by LMU and TreePeople Finds
Trees can provide communities with such benefits as improved water quality, reduced stormwater runoff, cleaner air, lower temperatures and enhanced property values.
At-Risk Bumble Bees
While all pollinators are facing significant threats, some bumble bee species are the most at-risk of extinction. Better monitoring of all species will allow us to determine which populations are growing, which are shrinking, and which may already be gone.
Where Will All the Water Go?
The non-negotiable human need for water is already bumping into our changing atmosphere.
Why birds prefer wealthy neighborhoods in South Africa
It’s the first time this so-called “luxury effect” has been confirmed outside of Europe, the United States, and Australia.
Beloved on Instagram, succulents are vanishing from state parks. Officials blame a foreign black market.
On Friday, the three men were charged with stealing more than $600,000 worth of wild succulents from public lands and attempting to smuggle them into Asia, where a lucrative black market for the trendy houseplants is flourishing.
Turning poop into power: California dairies appeal for more state climate change money
Joey Airoso last year hooked his dairy into a huge California renewable energy project, a network of farms that turns the gas leaking off manure from 35,000 cows into a biofuel.
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Santa Barbara Zoo Workers Lionized for Helping Bring Back Endangered Species
Nine Santa Barbara Zoo employees have received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2018 Recovery Champion Award recognizing their collective work to advance the recovery of endangered and threatened species on the California coast.