LOMPOC, Calif. — In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it’s revered as the “Western Gate” — a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise. To sea captains, its known as the ...

It’s a recurring nightmare for environmentalists and government agencies: Worn down boats wash ashore in environmentally sensitive areas, with nobody to pay to clean them up. Last Thursday at Point ...

The Edith was one of many famous ships built by the renowned Boston merchant Robert B. Forbes. It was a screw steamer commissioned in 1844 by Forbes to use in the opium trade between British India and ...

Two enormous great white sharks were tagged recently off Point Conception, Ca., allowing scientists and the public to follow their movements. According to Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation ...