Karen Madorin is a retired teacher, writer, photographer, outdoors lover, and sixth-generation Kansan.

Imagine drifting through the blue depths of the ocean, where sunlight fades and strange shapes loom in the gloom. Suddenly, ...

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These sea lion deaths are a symptom of a greater problem facing the local ocean, according to a local marine biologist.

The effort is part of a $300 million OCTA coastal rail stabilization plan that includes sand though the source has yet to be ...

RENA Fashion Magazine hosted its highly anticipated annual fashion show on April 24 in the Mandela Room. This year’s theme ...

Imagine a natural fortress standing strong against raging storms. That's what mangroves and other forested wetlands do for ...

Between 252 and 66 million years ago, the ocean underwent a revolution. That's when plankton with calcium carbonate skeletons ...

Researchers say Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. Ronan burst to fame about a decade ago after ...

Not many animals show a clear ability to identify and move to a beat aside from humans, parrots and some primates. But then there’s Ronan, a bright-eyed sea lion that has scientists rethinking ...

For years, scientists believed that rhythm was a skill exclusively reserved to humans, out of all mammals. But a rescue sea ...