May 21 Watch 4:46 Photographers chase Yosemite’s rare moonlight rainbows By PBS News Hour On a clear night in Yosemite, only a few times each year, the full moon hits a misty spray of the highest waterfall in the park, creating a nighttime rainbow that is visible only through a camera lens. But this… Continue watching
Mar 05 An artist’s field guide to nature’s overlooked wonders By Joshua Barajas The ecosystem of a rotting log can be just as detailed and alive as that of a volcano, at least according to the delicate hand-drawn illustrations of the natural world by Julia Rothman in her new book “Nature Anatomy: The… Continue reading
Feb 24 Time-lapse artist shows us his vivid California dreams By KVIE Sacramento photographer Justin Majeczky has a knack for capturing beautiful scenes in and around his city. Continue reading
Jan 29 Rare fox trots into view after 100 years, thrills biologists By Lorna Baldwin It's one of only about 50 thought to exist in North America, making the Sierra Nevada red fox one of the rarest mammals on the continent. In December and early January, one (or possibly two) came trotting into view of… Continue reading
Jan 25 Obama will seek wilderness designation for Alaska refuge By Associated Press President Barack Obama says he will ask Congress to designate more than 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Coastal Plain, as a wilderness area. Continue reading
Jan 05 Why ground squirrels turn into ninjas over nothing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In a standoff with a rattlesnake, the California ground squirrel stares down its opponent. It might kick sand at the snake, whipping its fuzzy tail back and forth in a “come and get me” taunt. The snake lounges and the… Continue reading
Dec 31 Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one? By Lorna Baldwin Why are so many snowy owls popping up thousands of miles from their Arctic stomping grounds? Bird experts say the most likely reason is an abundance of rodents (lemmings are their prey of choice) in northern Quebec last year, and… Continue reading
Jul 08 Scientific journal Nature retracts controversial stem cell papers By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Last week, the scientific journal Nature retracted two papers which claimed that skin cells could be turned into stem cells. Continue reading
Jun 01 EPA plans measure to cut power plant carbon by one-third By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The Obama administration will unveil a plan Monday to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, according to people familiar with the proposal. Continue reading