PESCADERO — Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park. There, thousands of elephant seals ...

Costumed “plungers” at Main Beach in Santa Cruz enjoy a brisk time in the Monterey Bay for a good cause on Saturday. The annual Polar Plunge for the Northern California Special Olympics, one of 13 ...

Shark attacks turned deadlier in 2025 — with fatalities spiking 125% worldwide, a new study shows. There were 65 unprovoked ...

Your humble servant, Ben Stein, has been a citizen of the Golden State since 1972. It was then that I moved to Santa Cruz and taught for a brief while at the spectacular campus of UC, Santa Cruz.

Shark attacks worldwide increased in 2025 with 65 unprovoked bites recorded globally, while fatalities doubled above the ...

Tim Haley The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is your first clue that this town plays by different rules. While other California ...

Related: First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California at Año Nuevo State Park. First Detection of the Disease in a Marine Mammal. Bird flu ...

California is teeming with epic mountain biking trails, but if you're seeking the best in the entire state, these five are ...

St. Ignatius-Riordan, Modesto Christian-Riordan boys, San Ramon Valley-Mitty, St. Mary's-Clovis West girls are the Open Division semifinal pairings on Saturday ...

Celebrate Women’s Day with last-minute California escapes that bring ocean views, scenic walks, iconic eats, and ...

Architect Benjamin McGriff and design firm Chroma transformed the blufftop home into a boatlike refuge filled with wave-inspired details and sweeping views of Monterey Bay ...