Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your ...

Swaths of California are awash in vibrant colors as wildflowers have erupted from the earth. The explosion of flowers across the state is what’s known as a “super bloom.” How long the blooms ...

“Super bloom ... flowers this year still have some options, though. “While there tend to be impressive wildflower blooms in ...

The North Hollywood weather station — which is closer to my residence than any of the other 273 such stations throughout ...

All over the country, as spring draws closer, the telltale signs from Mother Nature pop up all over the place, letting us know there are good times ahead. California is no exception, and among the ...

Richard Minnich, a professor at UC Riverside’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said one of the most memorable California super blooms of the last few decades, back in 2005, was thanks to a ...