If you’re interested in more recent history, the Calico Ghost Town Regional Park provides a well-preserved mining town from the 1880s silver rush. Located about 15 miles northeast of Barstow, Calico ...

Longtime user of the La Jolla trail and the volunteer group that maintains it disagree on what’s best for the ecosystems ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford’s unexpected discovery of a Jeffrey pine in California’s High Sierra has set a new record for ...

A new study finds that the Sonoran Desert’s iconic cactuses are suffering, not only from prolonged drought but also from ...