When Santa Barbara diving pioneer Bob Ratcliffe was 16 years old and in the 11th grade, he snorkeled into the major turning ...

Sea otters are one of the predators — one of the wolves, to continue the metaphor, to our urchin deer — keeping urchins in ...

The 75,000-square-foot emporium, converted from a former JC Penney, is a wormhole to the food court of any baekhwajeom ...

A short clip of the original film shows up on Twitter/X without attribution and mistakenly calls it “weekend trip to san luis ...

(Kate Bradshaw/Bay Area News Group) Just some of these love letters are gajami (rex sole), dried myulchi (anchovies), dehydrated pollock strips for anju (drinking snacks), jeonbok (small abalone ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...

Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, ...

The Noble Pen Shell, part of the Pinnidae family, is found in the Mediterranean Sea and is the largest of all pen shells, reaching up to 4 feet in size. This shell is known for its beautiful ...

At one point, a diver in pre-scuba gear takes a dip in the waters of the Morro Bay Estuary to gather abalone ... Robles Inn was a vibrant destination. Shell Beach had more roads than houses ...

When first-time visitors imagine California, one of the first things that comes to mind is likely the beach. One might envision bathing suit-clad beachgoers strolling down sunny California ...