For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where those colors come from, though?

Not all of the foods we ate back in the '70s are readily available today. Here are the now-banned foods that were once popular way back when.

The sun is hot, and it’s time to cool down. Fortunately, a world of refreshing flavors awaits, all right here in the Bay Area ...

What did San Luis Obispo County look like just before World War II? A rare 55-minute promotional video shot on 16-millimeter color film in 1938 offers a good glimpse, serving as a time capsule of ...

Chances are you have if you live near Monterey Bay, which in the 1920s provided some 75 percent of California’s abalone ...

Vibrant purple Janthina sea snails appear on Southern California coast after eight years, indicating warmer offshore waters ...

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A smudging ceremony - the Indigenous tradition to cleanse oneself of negative energies - was held at the Fort St. John Friendship Society on June 26th.

The shell can withstand impacts that would shatter similarly thick ceramic material, demonstrating nature’s superior engineering. The interior of abalone shells reveals another remarkable aspect of ...

The Abalone colourway continues the signature lineup’s stunning ocean theme. However, this colourway uses a dazzling blend of “Industrial Blue,” “Photon Dust,” “Emerald Rise,” and “Metallic Silver” to ...