Many Christmas staples feel timeless, but historians note they often began as games, folk customs or practical rituals. What we now call Christmas is a patchwork of theology, folklore, economics ...

Farms and cities use so much of the Colorado River's water that little remains for the river's own ecosystem. Will negotiators save what's left?

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in California using data from the Cornell Lab of ...

The Bay Area is a permanent or temporary home for 250 different species of resident and migratory birds. Noise can affect ...

Whether you're a California native, a transplant, or simply dream of living there, the world of music offers no shortage of tunes written in tribute to the Golden State. These songs span a wide range ...

The Bay Area has been stuck in a dry weather pattern and the birds are noticing, too, according birdwatchers in Monterey County. Scott Rates reports on the bird population decline. Breaking: Trump ...

Dec. 16 (UPI) --A California zoo announced a hornbill, a large exotic bird native to Africa, was found at a country club after a weekend on the loose. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert ...

The Mamas & The Papas might have personified the sunny, harmony-drenched style of the late 1960s West Coast. But they had a Boston radio station 3,000 miles away to thank for turning a rather ...

The Jan. 24 bird song and dance festival, presented by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, celebrates one of Southern ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --The proprietor of a sandwich shop in England attempted a Guinness World Record by spending 42 consecutive hours singing Christmas songs. Dave Purchase, aka "Mr. Toasty" of the On Toast ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...