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Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot ...

A “beautiful” mama sea creature was spotted alongside her baby off the coast of California. On Feb. 27, a northern right ...

Spectacular drone footage captured Southern Resident Killer Whales as they made their way through the Monterey Bay frolicking ...

Thousands of sea creatures were spotted off California coast, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group conducting a survey said it was able to experience the “mind blowing” sight of a ...

Eyewitness Jonathan Butner recorded nearly 90 minutes of footage showing “upwards of 40-plus” drones on a direct path to ...

A mama northern right whale dolphin was spotted with her calf off the coast of California ... seen leaping out of the water in “amazing” photos, the March 2 post said. Northern right whale ...

Visitors come ashore on Santa Cruz Island, one of the five Channel Islands.

Photos and videos released by the ... 20 immigrants was intercepted 21 miles off the California shoreline on Tuesday. United States Coast Guard News The 20 migrants — 17 men and three women ...

The impact of human-caused climate change has resulted in weather conditions ripe for wildfires across the U.S.

The most beautiful bike rides in the world deliver stunning scenery, with expanses of quiet countryside and breathtaking ocean views.

Roughly 6,000 people attended an on-campus concert early Saturday morning, while efforts to start a street party in ...