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California Science and Nature News

Hand-picked stories from across California's science, environment, and natural-history beats. Refreshed every few hours.

Last updated · May 9, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC

Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened.

UC Berkeley News · May 8, 2026 · 17h ago
Heat is set to blast much of California, topping 100 degrees in some areas

Los Angeles Times · May 8, 2026 · 23h ago
Newsom pledges to move forward with Delta water tunnel in California

Los Angeles Times · May 8, 2026 · 1d ago
Solving the Mystery of Point Reyes' Purple Waves

Bay Nature · May 7, 2026 · 1d ago
Physicians, politicians, activists call for emergency declaration on the Tijuana River

Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2026 · 1d ago
After years of disaster-level landslides, Rancho Palos Verdes will finally get some federal aid. Is it enough?

Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2026 · 2d ago
Ganymede Might Still Be Forming Its Metal Core Today

Caltech · May 7, 2026 · 2d ago
As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point

NPR Science · May 7, 2026 · 2d ago
Trees that survived L.A.'s wildfires are dying at alarming rate. Can they be saved?

Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2026 · 2d ago
Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live

Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2026 · 2d ago
Restoring Salt Ponds to Marshes Is a Win. Unless You're a Snowy Plover.

Bay Nature · May 6, 2026 · 2d ago
A full-grown mountain lion hides under a pickup in a SoCal apartment complex

Los Angeles Times · May 6, 2026 · 2d ago
Katherine Yelick named director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

UC Berkeley News · May 6, 2026 · 3d ago
MBARI technology helps reveal rhythms of microbial activity in open ocean eddies

MBARI · May 6, 2026 · 3d ago
Yosemite ditches reservations, drawing huge crowds in a free-for-all

Los Angeles Times · May 6, 2026 · 3d ago
Another California baby gets measles. How can kids be protected?

Los Angeles Times · May 6, 2026 · 3d ago
As students graduate into a turbulent world, commencement speaker Robert Reich embraces hope

UC Berkeley News · May 5, 2026 · 3d ago

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Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened.

Heat is set to blast much of California, topping 100 degrees in some areas

Newsom pledges to move forward with Delta water tunnel in California

Solving the Mystery of Point Reyes' Purple Waves

Physicians, politicians, activists call for emergency declaration on the Tijuana River

After years of disaster-level landslides, Rancho Palos Verdes will finally get some federal aid. Is it enough?

Ganymede Might Still Be Forming Its Metal Core Today

As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point

Trees that survived L.A.'s wildfires are dying at alarming rate. Can they be saved?

Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live

Restoring Salt Ponds to Marshes Is a Win. Unless You're a Snowy Plover.

A full-grown mountain lion hides under a pickup in a SoCal apartment complex

Katherine Yelick named director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

MBARI technology helps reveal rhythms of microbial activity in open ocean eddies

Yosemite ditches reservations, drawing huge crowds in a free-for-all

Another California baby gets measles. How can kids be protected?

As students graduate into a turbulent world, commencement speaker Robert Reich embraces hope