Findings from a mysterious remote chain of islands off the coast of California are rattling bones in the science community.

The Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California make for a great trip for adventurers, but there are a few things ...

A team arrived on Santa Rosa Island to assess the fire damage, including its impact on rare plants and animals. Here's why.

Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. For the next several weeks, we’re featuring guest writers (whom we’ve dubbed “wilders” ) from ...

Published 02 July 2026 11:30am BST With the rays of early summer bouncing off the silver-grey shallows, the Channel Islands ...

California’s least-visited national park is only three hours away from L.A.—and its beginner-friendly kayak tour offers wildlife sightings galore. “You’re doing great! Keep going!” My friends shouted ...

A large wildfire has burned a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the ...

A panoramic photo of Potato Harbor, an oblong cove on the western side of Santa Cruz Island, California in National Park Service land, viewed from the cliffs above. Channel Islands National Park. Deep ...

For decades, scientists believed animals on islands evolved smaller brains relative to body size to save energy. But most Channel Islands foxes—tiny predators no bigger than a house cat—defied that ...