A curated roundup
California Science and Nature News
Hand-picked stories from across California's science, environment, and natural-history beats. Refreshed every few hours.
Last updated · Aug 31, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC
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Weird, wet heat is finally set to taper off: Here's where and when
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2026 · 4d ago
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'Measured in weeks, not days': Plaskett and Timber fires near Big Sur scorch 33,000 acres
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2026 · 4d ago
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope, set to probe universe with JPL tech, launches on SpaceX rocket
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2026 · 4d ago
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Ready to Roman: Caltech Teams Celebrate Telescope Launch, Look Ahead to Future
Caltech · Aug 30, 2026 · 4d ago
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France's wildfire nightmare echoes California's hard lessons on building in the woods
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2026 · 5d ago
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Twin Big Sur wildfires shut down Highway 1 as new blaze races toward coast
Los Angeles Times · Aug 29, 2026 · 5d ago
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A wildfire caused millions in damages in Napa County. A winery worker is accused of causing it
Los Angeles Times · Aug 29, 2026 · 5d ago
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Long Beach aquarium takes in at least 500 animals rescued from wildlife traffickers
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 6d ago
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At 16, she competed in the Olympics. Now she's diving for UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley News · Aug 28, 2026 · 6d ago
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Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developer
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 6d ago
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Forget Florida. L.A. humidity is off the charts this summer. What's going on?
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 6d ago
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California sues Trump administration, developer over deal to walk away from Morro Bay wind power
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 6d ago
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Is Long Beach ready for a floating nuclear power plant? Here's what to know
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 1w ago
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NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe
NPR Science · Aug 28, 2026 · 1w ago
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Firefighters struggling to get a handle on Timber fire as blaze surges again in Big Sur
Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2026 · 1w ago
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Black jaguar Samba dies after rattlesnake bites at California sanctuary
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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MBARI hosts workshop to share latest research on comb jellies
MBARI · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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California Legislature passes bill to track use of 'forever chemicals' by farms
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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In Memory of Jake Sigg, a California Conservationist
Bay Nature · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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California moves to outlaw disposable vapes, a toxic trash plague from beaches to battery fires
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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Select Sea Otters Are Snacking on Seabirds in Elkhorn Slough
Bay Nature · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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Using AI to Thwart Election Misinformation
Caltech · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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This week's heat wave brought record-setting temperatures to SoCal. What comes next?
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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Tons of planet-warming gases are bubbling up from reservoirs. California is going to keep track
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2026 · 1w ago
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