Santa Maria Airport reported 3.86 inches of rain (41% of average), and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport measured 4.43 inches, ...

Planning a family vacation with the extended clan is exciting, but it also presents a challenge—finding a place big enough to fit Grandma and Grandpa, aunts and uncles, cousins, and anyone else you ...

Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.

A s they transport us to underwater landscapes, aquariums provide a soothing experience for visitors. The dark rooms, illuminated by soft light emanating from the tanks, display a ...

I've spent time exploring all 50 US states. After doing so, there are three states I would choose to live in: New York, Rhode ...

Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded in American life.

When you think about the different locations where you can retire inside the United States, Florida has long topped the list.