Blue, jellyfish-like creatures called velella velella are washing ashore California beaches. Here's what to know.

The brightly colored jellylike marine life, called “Velella velella,” show up every few years when strong winds blow in the ...

Historically warm waters in 2014 caused strandings of malnourished birds, sea lions along beaches, worsened drought ...

Long overshadowed by its flashy neighbors, Long Beach is coming into its own.

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of tiny blue jellyfish-like creatures are washing ashore along the California coast ...

California’s coastal waters are experiencing a marine heat wave, with record or near-record ocean temperatures reported along ...

A great white shark up to 10ft long shut down a California beach after it was seen feasting on a sea lion carcass just off ...

The jellyfish-like creatures can pose a danger to dogs.

When first-time visitors imagine California, one of the first things that comes to mind is likely the beach. One might envision bathing suit-clad beachgoers strolling down sunny California boardwalks ...

This city along California's North Coast is a different world from the exclusivity of other beach towns such as Malibu where ...

A slender beach tucked between two coves in Southern California has an inaccurate name. “Thousand Steps” is a misnomer, but frankly, that’s a good thing. “It’s always been called ‘Thousand Steps,’” ...