Earl and I went to California, and we were mugged. By whales. Three humpbacks. “Mugged” is the official term, meaning we were ...

Carrie Towbes George Burtness Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the ...

David Farmer had been hunting vocalizations for the multitudinous “Moria orcs” in the first “Lord of The Rings” movie and “needed something new and cool.” Sightseeing with his wife, Farmer was not ...

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(CNS): The minority UPM government’s controversial attempt to politicise the National Conservation Council and upend its legal apolitical remit, which is to make evidence and science-based decisions ...

Even so, we were offered an opportunity to drive the Santa Cruz on and off road at Hyundai’s enormous, tumbleweed-ridden proving ground in California. When you get offered the key to a car you ...

Biodiversity consists of the life forms we experience all around us, yet know remarkably little about. This wide array of ecosystems, ecological processes, species and genes is essential to our ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: No matter where you land on Seven Mile Beach, be sure to stop in at woto, a restaurant in the Westin Grand Cayman, for the island's best sushi and some seriously good cocktails.

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 12 to 17 mph (19.3 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 56 °F (13.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 64 °F (17.8 ...

and the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara. “How lucky are we to have this nature documentary in our backyard?” said Ratner, who likens the sounds of young elephant seals to “evil chickens.” ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Two men were found dead in an abandoned pickup truck. The California Highway Patrol ... A local resident remarked on the unusual nature of the crime, telling KSBW, "Well ...