Pacific Ocean

The arch likely came down during a recent storm as large waves and winds battered the rock.

The arch likely came down during a recent storm as large waves and winds battered the rock.

The study's lead author called this a "hidden effect" of climate change. The loss of nutrition in giant kelp could have cascading ecological and economic impacts.

The first winter storm this year damaged a coastal access stairway in Pismo beach, closing it for the foreseeable future.But, the city said, while one stairway is now closed, repair work is set to begin on another that's been boarded up for years.

Far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean is a lab run by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, MBARI. From here, scientists have been studying…

In California, it is a persistent challenge making water supply and water demand match up. A report being released Wednesday outlines how much water…

David Helvarg is an ocean advocate and author of The Golden Shore: California's Love Affair with the Sea. He will be giving a series of speeches and book…

Teams searching for the blue whale spotted this weekend off the California Coast, entangled in some sort of line, believe they've tracked it to the waters…

A study published Monday out of UC Santa Barbara shows the vast majority of seabirds have eaten plastic at some point in their lives and currently have…

Water temperatures off the Central Coast are hitting records this week. A buoy in the Monterey Bay registered 69 degrees on Wednesday, breaking the record…