Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil might be the most known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new study is throwing shade on how much his predictions should be trusted. Phil did so poorly that ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles County not only caused devastation to human lives and property on land. They ...

San Diego scientists are collecting samples of ash from California's coast to measure how toxins and urban debris from the ...

The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be ...

said Nicolas Concha-Saiz, NOAA Fisheries’ chief scientist for ... “In contrast, given the source of the burn material in these Los Angeles fires, we are expecting much more ecotoxic effects ...

The wildfires in Southern California in January aren't just harmful to humans. Researchers are now looking at the falling ash ...

Fire has always played a crucial role in Southern California’s ecosystem, which features dry conditions and strong, hot desert winds called the Santa Anas, which blow from the east each winter. Many ...

Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Ave. in Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los ...

NOAA's video of a juvenile king crab ... This story was reported from Los Angeles.