The Channel Islands of California are teeming with life and rich biodiversity, but a loophole allowing the use of gill nets ...

On remote islands in the Gulf of California, scientists uncovered a surprising twist in rattlesnake evolution: simpler venom ...

San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even though it’s completely off-limits to visitors and doesn’t appear ...

The site comprises 244 islands, islets and coastal areas that are located in the Gulf of California in north-eastern Mexico. The Sea of Cortez and its islands have been called a natural laboratory for ...

Catalina Island Health, the only hospital and healthcare facility on the island, has faced many challenges over the past year ...

Historically, Mare Island conjures thoughts of colossal U.S. Navy ships steaming out into the San Pablo Bay for their maiden ...

The airfield is known as the Airport in the Sky because of its precarious location at an elevation of 1,602 feet (488 meters) on the island about 25 miles (40 kilometers) off the coast of Los Angeles.

The magnitude-5.25 earthquake occurred at 10:08 a.m. about 2.5 miles south of Julian, with a depth of nearly 8 miles, ...