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Volunteers snorkel the entire Salmon River every year to count every single spring chinook salmon in the name of science.

Sargassum, a stinky algae, is choking beaches in Mexico and the Caribbean and wreaking havoc on the ecosystem — and tourism. From fertilizer to food, locals are experimenting with new uses for it.

The U.S. says Iran shot down a military surveillance drone in an unprovoked attack and denies the aircraft was over Iranian territory. Iran claims it shot down a spy drone over a southern province.

The Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve’s unique blend of arts and outdoors uses is at risk.

On a recent Sunday morning, Myrna Hayes reclined in an upholstered chair beneath a chirping swallow nest on the stoop of what was once a munitions bunker on Vallejo’s Mare Island. She looked out at some 200 acres of scrub and structures overrun by vegetation, former naval facilities she’s helped restore and manage as a … Continue reading In Vallejo, ‘Bureaucratic Bullying’ Threatens a Nature Preserve and Unlikely Arts Hub →

On a recent Sunday morning, Myrna Hayes reclined in an upholstered chair beneath a chirping swallow nest on the stoop of what was once a munitions bunker on Vallejo’s Mare Island. She looked out at some 200 acres of scrub and structures overrun by vegetation, former naval facilities she’s helped restore and manage as a … Continue reading In Vallejo, ‘Bureaucratic Bullying’ Threatens a Nature Preserve and Unlikely Arts Hub →

NASA says a partial eclipse will be visible throughout the country. But within a "path of totality" from Oregon to South Carolina, an eclipse industry is booming.

A trip through the Mobile-Tensaw Delta offers a little bit of everything, from iris fields and gators, to Civil War history and the wreck of the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America.

The IMAX film Superpower Dogs follows six remarkable canines who work in fields such as avalanche and water rescue, endangered species protection, and emotional support.

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson play 19th-century seamen stationed at a remote lighthouse in Maine. Shot in black and white, it's an exquisitely old-fashioned study of souls in isolation.