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 · Jun 5, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC
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Can California boost wildfire prevention with less cash? A new plan proposes to do just that
Los Angeles Times · Jun 5, 2026 · 51m ago
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Polluted rain runoff from big box store parking lots could see a crackdown
Los Angeles Times · Jun 5, 2026 · 8h ago
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A wildfire burned my memories of Santa Rosa Island. Now, we wait to see what's left
Los Angeles Times · Jun 5, 2026 · 8h ago
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Trump announces new coal export terminal in Oakland
Los Angeles Times · Jun 4, 2026 · 22h ago
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Mule deer become first animals to use California's first wildlife crossing
Los Angeles Times · Jun 4, 2026 · 23h ago
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Newsom Wants Prop 4 Funds for Golden Gate Fields. Some Local Conservationists Have Other Priorities.
Bay Nature · Jun 4, 2026 · 23h ago
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The new math of urban wildfires
UC Berkeley News · Jun 4, 2026 · 23h ago
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Pilot project in San Francisco Bay aims to help ships avoid gray whales
Mongabay · Jun 4, 2026 · 1d ago
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Emergency room visits during heat waves available to the public in 'near-real time' in L.A. County
Los Angeles Times · Jun 4, 2026 · 1d ago
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How Google's 32-million mosquito project could change California's battle against dengue
Los Angeles Times · Jun 4, 2026 · 1d ago
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As feared, endangered sheep dies after getting entangled in razor wire at the border
Los Angeles Times · Jun 3, 2026 · 2d ago
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In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers
Los Angeles Times · Jun 3, 2026 · 2d ago
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Credibility in an Era of Chaos
Caltech · Jun 3, 2026 · 2d ago
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MBARI and FathomNet partners release new version of FathomVerse app
MBARI · Jun 3, 2026 · 2d ago
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Innovative MBARI technology plays integral role in expedition to document deep-sea biodiversity
MBARI · Jun 3, 2026 · 2d ago
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Competition to run JPL comes at fraught moment of federal budget cuts, project overruns, management missteps
Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2026 · 3d ago
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Caltech Engineers Without Borders Chapter Implements Revitalized Water Supply System in Ecuadorian Village
Caltech · Jun 2, 2026 · 3d ago
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Automating the art of grasping
UC Berkeley News · Jun 2, 2026 · 3d ago
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How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California's water future
Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2026 · 3d ago
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Monterey Park takes landmark vote on banning data centers
Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2026 · 3d ago
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MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius awarded Germany's Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit
MBARI · Jun 2, 2026 · 4d ago
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Caltech Researchers Propose a New Origin Story for Multicellular Life
Caltech · Jun 1, 2026 · 4d ago
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