
Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast turns pink for science
The Pacific Ocean near San Diego has turned pink, leaving the locals with many questions. However, researchers...

Park and Polk is a mixed-use building shaped like an H
San Diego, California is the site of a new mixed-use building, located between the Hillcrest and University Heights...

How hobbyists are saving endangered killifish from extinction
Killifish biology has long intrigued fish enthusiasts and scientists. But human encroachment, habitat loss and...

The warmest ocean temperature in a century was just recorded in California
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have recorded the warmest sea surface temperature in more...

LEED-seeking illumina i3 campus lets workers work anywhere
San Diego’s new BioMed Realty i3 campus is raising the bar for corporate research parks everywhere. Perkins+Will...

Conservation group names America's most endangered river
The Lower Colorado River is one of the United States' most vital waterways. Besides providing drinking water to...

San Diego brewery unveils beer made from 100% recycled wastewater
San Diego is aiming to to become the most environmentally sustainable city in the United States. As part of its...

How to choose a living tree to replant after Christmas
It takes about 10 years for a Christmas tree to reach maturity, and it’s a shame to kill a tree just so it can...

San Diego’s “frozen zoo” could bring extinct species back to life
The Frozen Zoo houses more than 1,000 species, but if you visit, you won’t see elephants or monkeys roaming about...

San Diego's first off-grid Passive House has its very own wind turbine
The project is located on a hilltop in Ramona, California, where temperatures are sometimes below freezing in the...

New California science center regulates solar gain with an arc of perforated screens
The energy-efficient building includes various sustainable features, including a stormwater retention system, a...

San Diego to become largest U.S. city to run on 100% renewable energy
San Diego is not waiting for Washington to get its act together on climate change. The southern California city...

Ten solutions to California's drought
As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought in the state's history, NASA estimates that 11 trillion...

Artist David Adey assembles found images and magazine clippings into intricate collages
With the patience of a Buddhist monk, David Adey tediously searches for exact, unaltered images to place in his...

The Caribbean has Lost 80% of its Coral Reefs According to Catlin Seaview Survey
Overall, the world has already lost 40% of its coralsdue to pollution, climate change, and overfishing. Recently...