Oceanographer Anya Stajner was enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color ...

The Janthina sea snail is an interesting little animal that makes "bubble rafts" and floats around on the ocean's surface.

Rare Janthina sea snails, known for their violet shells, have washed ashore on a San Diego beach. Typically found in tropical ...

Janthina sea snails, a rare tropical species, have been discovered on San Diego beaches for the first time in a decade.

This month is a good time for those who walk La Jolla’s coastline to find small bivalves called bean clams, according to Charlotte Seid, manager of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Benthic ...

Big cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco tend to steal the spotlight in the Golden State, but many of California’s most ...