The ocean is essential to life on Earth. It helps regulate our climate, provides oxygen and food, but the size of marine populations declined by almost half between 1970 and 2012. Unless something ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California, sickening marine animals and staining the ...

California, the Golden State, is home to a diverse range of animal life, and it is no surprise that the state has designated ...

Two whales, along with dolphins and sea lions, recently washed ashore in Long Beach, the latest victims of a toxic domoic acid outbreak caused by a harmful algal bloom spreading along the Southern ...

The California coast—spanning nearly 840 miles of rugged shorelines, kelp forests, and marine biodiversity—is a natural magnet for water enthusiasts. Among the most devoted are the freediving and ...

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat bobbed nearby, one of the pinnipeds dove deep and then popped his head out ...

A 63-year-old San Bernardino County woman and two other men were arrested for the alleged fraudulent sale of a $1.5 million Burbank home they did not own, federal officials announced. KTLA's Omar ...

SAN DIEGO — Tide pooling is one of San Diego’s most popular coastal pastimes, especially during king tides when unusually low water levels reveal sea stars, anemones and other marine life. But recent ...

Confetti, a sea lion from San Francisco, came into the Marine Mammal Care Center with one deadly infection, and one shocking injury.