As the third largest state by area in the U.S., California features all kinds of landscapes. You have that good, old-fashioned oceanside scenery in SoCal, towering redwoods piercing the clouds around ...

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s Badwater Basin. But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new species of trapdoor spider named ‘Aptostichus ramirezae,’ was found by scientists at the University of California, Davis.

On a crisp day in early January, a group of hikers wanders slowly through Lanphere Dunes — an unspoiled stretch of coastline within Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, some 300 miles north of San ...