Our list of the best science and nature books about California. Trust us. Good ones here. open.substack.com/pub/californ...

We built a California news feed focused entirely on science and nature across the state. You’re welcome. californiacurated.com/news/

We built a California news feed focused entirely on science and nature across the state. You’re welcome. californiacurated.com/news/

Last year, more sections of the country’s rivers were reconnected thanks to dam removals than at any other time in history, according to the nonprofit group American Rivers. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/c... via @NYTimes

We built a California news feed focused entirely on science and nature across the state. You’re welcome. californiacurated.com/news/

On the great man’s 100th. Thanks, David! open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🌊

Manzanitas are so common across California, yet few plants are as strange, sculptural, and uniquely beautiful. open.substack.com/pub/californ...

Dear Californians: It's going to be a sharky summer. But that's OK. We hung out at the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab to find out why: open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🌊

much of I-5 is 2 or 3 lanes each direction, even in the densest parts of the state. it's a miracle that traffic even moves at all.

A century-old protectionist shipping law, the Jones Act effectively blocks coastal shipping in California, forcing goods onto crowded highways like I-5 and driving up costs, congestion, and emissions while stifling innovation. californiacurated.com/blog/how-the...

Bear Divide, newly discovered, is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see thousands of birds migrating during daylight hours. californiacurated.substack.com/p/feathers-o...

The Davidson Seamount off the coast of California stands out as one of the most intensively studied deep-sea sites on Earth. Right off our coast! open.substack.com/pub/californ...

One of the best birding spots in the country is right here in Southern California. An astonishing spot in the San Gabriel mountains part of the Pacific flyway. open.substack.com/pub/californ...

In California, more people have already died from rattlesnake bites in 2026 than from shark attacks over the past five years. The ocean gets the headlines, but the more dangerous animal is often the one hiding in the dry hills just beyond the trail.

This Earth Day, I’m spending it with some incredible denizens of the deep that are all unknown to science . 🦑🧪😍 You can too by joining us on the @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive stream: www.youtube.com/schmidtocean.... #onwardsanddownwards #DesigningTheFuture3

Remember when we tried to live underwater off the coast of California? A look at SEALAB II: californiacurated.substack.com/p/that-time-...

Remember when we tried to live underwater off the coast of California? A look at SEALAB II: californiacurated.substack.com/p/that-time-... 🌊

In 1942, off the coast of San Diego, sonar readings suggested the ocean floor was far shallower than it should be. The “bottom” wasn’t seafloor at all, but billions of animals. Today we know this as the largest migration on Earth, happening each day. californiacurated.substack.com/p/all-the-fi... 🌊

PSA: The jellyfish is neither jelly nor a fish.

A California biologist just captured the first-ever image of newly hatched California giant salamanders in the wild—an elusive species scientists have struggled to study for decades. www.desertsun.com/story/news/n...

Why is Southern California, and Seal Beach in particular, the stingray capital of the world!? californiacurated.substack.com/p/why-southe... 🌊 🧪#california

California is a leading global producer of borax, a vital chemical essential for constructing the infrastructure of modern life. californiacurated.substack.com/p/from-deser...

In 1857, the Fort Tejon earthquake rocked California with an estimated 7.9 magnitude along the San Andreas Fault, shifting the land by up to 30 feet in seconds. The region ruptures on roughly a 140-year cycle. It’s been 160 years since the last big one. californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-drive-th...

We put together a list of the best science and nature books about California. californiacurated.com/2025/11/03/t...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already reshaping how we see the universe, delivering a steady stream of breathtaking cosmic images. At the heart of it all is the largest digital camera ever built, engineered right here in California. Here’s our story. californiacurated.substack.com/p/california...

Each week, California Curated digs into the science, history, and hidden corners of the state. From deep ocean discoveries to forgotten geology to the forces shaping our future. Free. One email a week. No noise, just great stories. open.substack.com/pub/californ...

Heart-breaking

The true, tragic story of one of the worst environmental crimes in California history. The Destruction of Converse Basin Grove and its Giant Sequoias. californiacurated.com/2024/04/25/g...

Why is Southern California, and Seal Beach in particular, the stingray capital of the world!? open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🌊

There is a huge number of whale skeletons off the coast of California. Perhaps more than any other place on earth. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. We actually have a lot of whales. californiacurated.com/2024/07/17/w...

Why is Southern California, and Seal Beach in particular, the stingray capital of the world!? open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🌊

Cold water rising from the deep might be the single most important force shaping life off California’s coast. It fuels plankton blooms, drives fisheries, and quietly powers one of the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth. This is upwelling. californiacurated.substack.com/p/upwelling-... 🌊

Cold water rising from the deep might be the single most important force shaping life off California’s coast. It fuels plankton blooms, drives fisheries, and quietly powers one of the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth. This is upwelling. californiacurated.substack.com/p/upwelling-... 🌊

From cosmic discoveries to cutting-edge innovation, Pasadena isn’t just a city—it’s a laboratory for the future. 🌌🔬 Dive into the science capital of SoCal: californiacurated.com/2024/06/28/p... #ScienceCity #Pasadena

Land flows like a river, up to 9-12 inches per week. Unlike a landslide which starts and stops

An ode to one of California's most common, but interesting birds. californiacurated.com/2023/03/19/c...

The fascinating story behind one of California's great highways: californiacurated.com/2024/05/21/t...

Could California solve its traffic problem by the US changing one law? open.substack.com/pub/californ...

Changing just the portion of the Jones law could expand our merchant marine AND reduce highway truck traffic AND reduce bulk transportation costs

One of California's most expensive, exclusive and private neighborhoods is called Bradbury Estates. Most Californians don't even know it exists. www.instagram.com/reel/DWPsfr6...

Could California solve its traffic problem by the US changing one law? open.substack.com/pub/californ...

One of California's most expensive, exclusive and private neighborhoods is called Bradbury Estates. Most Californians don't even know it exists. www.instagram.com/reel/DWPsfr6...

Like an old disaster movie, California, or at least part of it, is slowly slipping into the sea. californiacurated.substack.com/p/unraveling...

Ten Essential Books About California’s Nature, Science, and Sense of Place open.substack.com/pub/californ...

Over the past 20+ million years, the San Andreas Fault has shifted more than 195 miles. We know because a single volcanic formation was split in two, from Neenach to Pinnacles. One California geologist figured it out. Here’s the story. californiacurated.substack.com/p/geologist-...

The genius of Luther Burbank, father of the most famous potato in the world. californiacurated.com/2019/11/15/t...

San Diego Zoo Safari Park welcomed four adorable cheetah cubs, all males born in January to first-time mom Kelechi. Video shows the wobbly brothers chirping, tumbling, and pestering her. abc7.com/post/san-die...

The Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades is a Monument to Human Ingenuity and the Lifeblood of a Megacity californiacurated.com/2023/04/05/t...

A hidden industrial behemoth in the Mojave desert where one of the most useful elements in the world is mined. open.substack.com/pub/californ...