Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
The spirited songbirds can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 different members of their flock
WSB: A new raccoon hairdo can help researchers with identification
Just a 35 min drive from LA, “Clayfornia: Ceramic Sculpture in the California Sunshine,” an exhibit at the California Botanic Garden in Claremont, opened Nov. 8.
Animal Profiles
Los Angeles is a densely packed metropolis with a population of over 10 million in an area of over 4700 square miles. As people flock to the area for its beautiful beaches, phenomenal weather and scenic landscapes, they come in greater and greater contact with animals, having a deleterious effect on wildlife.
Digital Science Saturday — Magnificent Monarchs
Let’s celebrate the return of Pacific Grove’s monarch butterfly population during Science Saturday Magnificent Monarchs. Get an up close view of live butterflies, follow their migration, and learn how to garden with butterflies in mind.
Signs of life: Animals return to parks burned by Glass fire
When the glass fire seared through portions of Sonoma County’s Hood Mountain Regional Park in September, it left little in its wake: Once-stately pines and oaks stood starkly amid seared chaparral, and the ever-present chatter of chirping birds was replaced by an eerie silence. Two months after the devastating fires, life and wildlife are returning to an area they call home.
Researchers are trying to save a vulnerable California frog species using cutting-edge AI
A landfill isn’t exactly the most romantic location. But behind the mounds of garbage in Santa Cruz, California, a stagnant pond has the ambiance that one amphibian needs to get in the mood.
Tule elk, kit fox and horned owls, oh my! Three places to spot animals in California
Here are three open spaces where you can spot animals while remaining socially distanced from others.
Arctic Wildlife Are Shifting Their Behaviors Due to Climate Change
The new, collaborative data archive tracks nearly 100 species over the last three decades
Seeing Clouds Clearly: Are They Cooling Us Down or Heating Us Up?
Though scientists know that clouds are critical to the climate system, their exact role is still uncertain. New studies are starting to fill in the knowledge gap.
On Birds and Belonging
Growing up in the Philippines, Justine Villanueva shares her journey of leaving her homeland and healing her belonging through decolonization, learning to dwell, and connecting to birds.