In addition to posh hotel bars with design-forward decor and moody backdrops, Santa Monica is also home to cozy watering ...

Whether you enjoy cracking open a bottle of Zinfandel, surfing the Pacific Ocean, sitting under gigantic redwood trees or ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific, which turned 25 years old in 2023, has become one of the most-loved family destinations in Southern California. Along with the many favorite exhibits and marine life kids ...

A lunar lander has completed its two-week mission and sent spectacular sunset images as a "final goodbye" back to Earth. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ...

The open ocean’s twilight zone, a vast deep ecosystem rich in fish biomass, is poorly understood because it is expensive and challenging for humans to reach its depths 200–1000 meters (660 ...

One of Heather Welch’s jobs — before she was fired via an email giving her just 90 minutes to pack up and leave — was to prevent collisions between the ships and whales navigating the water ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled about 5,000 miles ...

Scaly sailors may have made a record-setting oceanic voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to vegetation washed into the sea ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo. A brilliant comet lights up the night sky over Chile's Atacama Desert in this ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...