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Every week we write a deeply researched story about all the innovation and scientific history of California. The articles are chock full of information you’ve likely never read before. We’d love it if you subscribed. It’s free. substack.com/@californiacur…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. Every week we write a deeply researched story about all the innovation and scientific history of California. The articles are chock full of information you’ve likely never read before. We’d love it if you subscribed. It’s free. substack.com/@californiacur…

Walter Munk is one of the great unsung scientific heroes of California. His work was critical to the D-Day invasion of France and to our understanding of waves — and the ocean in general. Surfers owe him a debt. californiacurated.substack.com/p/walter-munk-…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. Walter Munk is one of the great unsung scientific heroes of California. His work was critical to the D-Day invasion of France and to our understanding of waves — and the ocean in general. Surfers owe him a debt.

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In 1942 off San Diego, researchers spotted what looked like a solid ocean floor hundreds of feet down. It turned out to be the Deep Scattering Layer, a massive hidden world of tiny fish and other creatures rising and sinking each night. californiacurated.substack.com/p/all-the-fish…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. In 1942 off San Diego, researchers spotted what looked like a solid ocean floor hundreds of feet down. It turned out to be the Deep Scattering Layer, a massive hidden world of tiny fish and other creatures rising and sinking each night.
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Every week we write a deeply researched story about all the innovation and scientific history of California. The articles are chock full of information you’ve likely never read before. We’d love it if you subscribed. It’s free. substack.com/@californiacur…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. Every week we write a deeply researched story about all the innovation and scientific history of California. The articles are chock full of information you’ve likely never read before. We’d love it if you subscribed. It’s free. substack.com/@californiacur…

Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. open.substack.com/pub/california…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
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Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. californiacurated.substack.com/p/transforming… #California

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. californiacurated.substack.com/p/transforming… #California

"Here in Pasadena, it is like Paradise. Always sunshine and clear air, gardens with palms and pepper trees and friendly people who smile at one and ask for autographs." - Albert Einstein (U.S. Travel Diary, 1930-31, p. 28) californiacurated.com/2023/08/04/ein…


The George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is scheduled to open in 2026. We got a chance to check it out from above. youtu.be/I_mABovSETU

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. The George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is scheduled to open in 2026. We got a chance to check it out from above. youtu.be/I_mABovSETU

In 2022, Russian artist Gregory Orekhov laid out a 250-meter-long red carpet through a snowy Moscow forest. Three years later, he brought the project to California, stretching a striking kilometer-long line across the sun-scorched Mojave Desert. #art designboom.com/art/one-kilome…


A rare earth metals mine in California could be the United States answer to Chinese dominance. open.substack.com/pub/california…

ScienceWeekly's tweet image. A rare earth metals mine in California could be the United States answer to Chinese dominance. open.substack.com/pub/california…

San Clemente Island is Where War Games and Wildlife Coexist californiacurated.substack.com/p/san-clemente…

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A baby orangutan was born at the LA zoo. The first time in 15 years. That’s actually really pleasant news. laist.com/news/los-angel…


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This man regularly dives at the same spot & becomes friend with an octopus there. Every being has a degree of understanding & knows kindness.


Hundreds of animals are killed by human drivers in San Francisco each year. But the death of a single cat, crushed by the back tire of a Waymo self-driving taxi, has infuriated some residents in the Mission who loved Kit Kat. nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/… via @NYTimes


What David Attenborough Reminded Me About the Sea open.substack.com/pub/california…


The California Coastal Commission has been making headlines lately over a range of issues — from coastal development disputes to rebuilding efforts after wildfires. But who exactly are they, and what is the CCC anyway? californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-fight-fo…


Clear Lake is plagued by invasive carp that stir up sediment and fuel toxic algae, threatening the native Clear Lake hitch and Pomo tribal traditions. A new partnership between tribes, scientists, and state agencies is removing carp and restoring wetlands. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…


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