El Capitán State Beach lies approximately 20 miles west of Santa Barbara in Goleta, making it just far enough off the beaten path to deter the casual beach-goer but close enough for a perfectly ...

Four beaches rank on USA TODAY’s 10Best California Beaches list, highlighting the natural beauty of California’s Central Coast.

A pod of orcas was spotted off the California coast. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June ...

Ever had that moment where you discover something incredible was sitting practically in your backyard the whole time, and you wonder how you missed it for so long? That’s Santa Catalina Island – a ...

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. — Lobster season ends in mid-March. But long after the season, scientists say ghost traps — aka lobster traps — that become lost or abandoned, following things like large ...

Originally meant to study desert dust, NASA’s EMIT instrument just exposed sewage contamination in the Pacific Ocean by spotting cyanobacteria from space — a game-changer for coastal water monitoring.

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included glamping, fresh lobsters, and scenic hiking.

An “exciting sighting” of a sea creature occurred in California. Getty Images/iStockphoto A “dynamic day” on the water was filled with massive sea creatures off the California coast.

Health NASA Satellite Captures Massive Wastewater Flow off California Coast Turns out, NASA’s spectroscopic imaging tool, EMIT, can detect water pollution.

A pod of northern right whale dolphins was spotted near the Channel Islands, off the Southern California coast, drone footage shows. This footage was captured by Eli Parnes-Katz, also known as ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California's heavily populated coastal communities.