Central Section of the San Andreas Fault Could Cause Bigger Earthquakes, Adding Fears to the Imminent Big One

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.17.2022 03:13 AM

Find out how the relatively calm central section of the San Andreas Fault threatens to produce stronger earthquakes and heightens fears of the Big One.

New Saber-Tooth Species With Specialized Teeth For Tearing Off Flesh Discovered, Will Shed Light on the Evolution of Carnivorous Mammals

03.15.2022 22:42 PM

Paleontologists discovered a new saber-tooth species with huge upper teeth specialized for slicing flesh. Read this article to learn more.

Over a Dozen Wild Turkeys Will Be Relocated After Causing Trouble at Bay Area NASA Research Center

02.19.2022 21:47 PM

Wild turkeys unexpectedly visit NASA Ames Research Center and are reportedly stopping traffic, pecking at cars and windows, and posing threat to aircraft operations, which led officials to call on feds to relocate the animals.

SpaceX Hawthorne Headquarters Record Largest COVID-19 Cases in LA County Amid Surge of Omicron Variant

12.21.2021 05:04 AM

SpaceX rocket factory in Hawthorne, California recently reported a COVID-19 outbreak after 132 of its employees tested positive. This is the highest number of countywide workplace outbreaks.

Population of Tiny Bark Beetles are Booming: A Bad News for the Pine Trees in the Sierra Nevada

12.19.2021 01:49 AM

How can something so small as bark beetles destroy something so big? Climate change has caused the insect population to bloom and now threatens more pine trees in the Sierra Nevada.

Fish With Transparent Head and Bizarre Neon Eyes Spotted 2,000 Feet Below Ocean Off California Coast

12.11.2021 02:21 AM

Experts from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently captured one of the abyssal zone's rare creature known as the Macropinna microstoma or the barreleye fish

Massive Asteroid Bigger Than a Football Field, 100 Times More Damaging Than World's Powerful Thermonuclear Bomb Will Appear On Earth's Orbit Monday

11.28.2021 23:17 PM

An asteroid double the size of Big Ben and more damaging than the world's most powerful man-made weapon will fly near Earth this Monday and will be visible through some observatories in the country.

New Lab-Grown Meat Production Facility in California Brings Cell-Based Food Closer to Reality

11.08.2021 04:29 AM

The new production facility of food technology startup Upside Foods can produce up to 50,000 lbs of lab-grown meat every year, bringing cell-based meat to reality.

Riverside County Confirms First Case of Hantavirus; Patient Now in Recovery

10.29.2021 02:34 AM

Riverside County's public health officials announced a detection of a potential first case of the rare hantavirus.

San Andreas Fault Map: What Cities Would Be Affected When Huge Earthquake Hits California?

09.24.2021 08:44 AM

The San Andreas fault line is one of the largest faults in the world that runs over 800 miles across the North American plate. So, which cities were likely to experience huge earthquakes when The Big One happens?

Elusive Shape-Shifting Scaleless Fish Made a Rare Appearance in the California Coast After 100 Years

08.13.2021 08:00 AM

A crew of scientists operating a remote submersible captured a rare occurrence of the elusive shape-shifting fish known as the whalefish in Monterey Bay, California, at around 6,600 feet deep.

Brain-Eating Amoeba: Here’s How the Rare Disease Infected a Child While Swimming at a Lake in California

08.11.2021 02:39 AM

Another rare brain-eating amoeba occurrence was recently reported after a child was diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Health officials said, he got it after swimming at a California lake.

US Drought: Sinking of California's Farming Capital Corcoran Impact Town's Agribusinesses and Farming Industry

08.09.2021 01:05 AM

The sinking of Californian town Corcoran greatly affects the farming industry and agribusinesses due to one of the most devastating effects of climate change.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service Announced Sierra Nevada Red Fox as Endangered Species

08.03.2021 07:53 AM

A recent ruling published in the Federal Register of the United States announced the Sierra Nevada Red Fox as an endangered species.

Xerces Blue Butterfly Wiped-Out Due to Urban Development; First Distinct Insect Species Extinct by Human Activity

07.22.2021 04:20 AM

Xerces blue butterfly has been the first insects that was pushed to extinction by human activities. With the butterfly gone, researchers identified whether the insects were just a group swarming in San Francisco Bay, or a species of their own.

US Wildfires: 12 Western States Affected by High Alert Wildfire, What Caused the Bootleg Fire?

07.16.2021 07:09 AM

A new wildfire, the Bootleg fire, has emerged from Oregon, and it is bigger than the city of New York. The western wildfire is currently expanding, affecting 12 states, North California included.

San Andreas Fault: What Will Happen If It Breaks? When Will the Next California Earthquake Happen?

07.09.2021 04:24 AM

The existence of the San Andreas fault was brought intensely to world attention in 1906 when abrupt displacement along the fault produced the great earthquake and fire in San Francisco.

More West Coast Space Launches Expected to Happen, California and Vanderberg Plan and Build New Infrastructures

06.02.2021 00:31 AM

Vandenberg has never been as busy as the US spaceports in Florida. But the growing commercial space flights pushed the west coast to plan and build infrastructures for more space launches in the future.

Virus Potentially Fatal to Humans Found in 3 Dead Birds for the First Time in Sacramento County

05.28.2021 02:03 AM

According to local vector control officials, three scrub jays found dead in the Galt area tested positive for the West Nile virus and confirming the first case of the disease in Sacramento County.

California Town Sinks 2 Feet Per Year; Here’s Why Corcoran Slowly Turns Into Sinkhole

05.25.2021 23:35 PM

The town of Corcoran in San Joaquin, California has been slow sinking for 14 years as agricultural companies continue to pump underground water to irrigate crops.

Extremely Rare Pacific Footballfish With Light Bulb on Head Washed Up in California Beach

05.12.2021 05:50 AM

A Pacific footballfish that lives in the deep parts of the ocean was found washed up on the beach of Crystal Cove State Park in California. What could have caused it to surface on the sand?