A new species of trapdoor spider named ‘Aptostichus ramirezae,’ was found by scientists at the University of California, ...

Bond named the new spider species Aptostichus ramirezae after Martina Giselle Ramirez, a well-known arachnologist who ...

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s Badwater Basin. But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening. In ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, discovered a new species of spider a few days before Halloween. The ...

A relatively low-budget project has received a $57,000 state grant to restore sand dunes and native plants next year to spots along Oceanside's North Strand and Harbor Beach. Protected from erosion by ...

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

A newly discovered trapdoor spider from California’s sand dunes has stunned scientists. The find proves hidden species still lurk in familiar landscapes.

Climate change and habitat loss threaten the newly named trapdoor spider. Scientists from the, Davis, have identified a previously unknown trapdoor spider species lurking in the coastal sand dunes of ...

A Death Valley tourist suffered third-degree burns trekking the California sand dunes without his flip-flops, according to rangers. Photo from National Park Service A Death Valley National Park ...

Officials are on the lookout for someone who damaged endangered plant life by illegally driving over the famed Eureka Dunes in Death Valley, the National Park Service announced Monday. The incident ...