Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.
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The renowned Philippine arts company PASACAT has faced flood after flood in recent years, but still hopes to hold tight to its South Bay roots.
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San Diego County will conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday to stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases.
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Tuesday, FEMA announced it has approved almost 2,900 households for grant assistance, totaling over $22 million.
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Earlier this month, a city commission recommended moving a stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard to higher ground because of climate change.
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Jeanie Ward-Waller was fired last year from her executive level position at Caltrans after she spoke out against a freeway widening near Sacramento.
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Volunteers around San Diego participated in the Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup Day over the weekend.
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Local environmental causes set up tents and promoted themselves at the San Diego County Earth Fair.
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“Am I going to continue banging my head against the wall here for something I don’t think is going to change?” asked the leader of a civilian law enforcement review board in San Diego County.
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Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.
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The Museum for the United Nations has partnered with musicians to re-release some of their songs with added nature sounds to generate royalties for conservation efforts.
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