NPR's John McChesney recently returned from a visit to Baja California to report on a crew of scientists following the route John Steinbeck and Ed "Doc" Ricketts made 64 years ago, charting the marine ...

I retired to the desert 20+ years ago and have seen dozens of plans to "restore" the Salton Sea. Lots of talk and print but no action, so here is my suggestion. The Sea is about 200 feet below sea ...

SAN DIEGO — The world's most endangered porpoise species is showing faint signs of recovery, with researchers spotting a mother vaquita and her calf during the 2025 annual population survey in the Sea ...

The Western Flyer, a fishing vessel made famous by John Steinbeck's book "The Sea of Cortez," is returning to the Gulf of California after 85 years. The renovated vessel will retrace Steinbeck's ...

In the second-part of a National Geographic Radio Expedition to the Sea of Cortez, NPR's John McChesney reports on the observations marine biologists have made along the coast, near the City of La Paz ...

Three concepts to restore the Salton Sea by importing water from the Sea of Cortez are moving forward for review by a state-appointed independent panel. The Salton Sea Independent Review Panel has ...