Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing.

A high-end San Francisco grocery store is closing its doors at the end of the week, the business announced on social media. Its owner has been outspoken about why.

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

Shark lab researchers say they have a mountain of tracking data that shows juvenile great whites, some as long as nine feet, ...

On Jan. 16, a fire at the 300-megawatt portion of Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing facility near Santa Cruz led to the evacuation of 1,200 residents. Lithium-based batteries can experience ...

In the case of drones, it’s obvious that innocent residents would fly unmanned aerial vehicles within ... the local Boys and Girls Club, the Santa Cruz County Rodeo and Fair Association and ...

Cormorants traded aerial abilities for aquatic prowess ... We’re rerouted instead to ricochet mostly between the islands of Santa Cruz and Santiago, with guests given a partial refund as ...

Surveys were administered in Spanish and English via the survey platform Qualtrics from February to July 2022 (UCSC IRB #HS-FY2022-156 ... only class-6 vessels carry helicopters, and aerial assistance ...

UC Santa Cruz students are expressing concern after several disturbing incidents on campus, including a "peeping tom" and a sexual battery attack. "It is very worrying, especially because I am ...

When I was a little girl, my family visited the Santa Cruz boardwalk and nearby beach. It felt familiar and safe to return here for college. My freshman year at UCSC was great. I joined woodshop, made ...

Susan True never set out to become a leader in philanthropy, but looking back, it seems almost inevitable. As a community studies major at UCSC, True (Oakes ’95) was deeply engaged in local nonprofits ...