Americans in general are great volunteers, with at least 30 percent regularly donating their time to myriad organizations ...

The pod of killer whales that showed up Thursday, Jan. 30, have only been documented less than 10 times since 1993.

These eleven jaw-dropping beaches in California will leave you mesmerized with their unique beauty and unforgettable scenery.

El Matador Beach is the Zorro of beaches – mysterious, alluring, and with a name that makes you want to practice your Spanish ...

And thanks to all that coastline, whale watching is one of the most captivating activities ... And you’ll find contemporary artists such as Jeff Wall, Dana Claxton, and James Hart. First Nations art ...

UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT ORCAS MIGHT NOT HAVE KILLED THE WHALE: Early Sunday a gray whale that was initially said by an expert to have been killed by orcas washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach ...

After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each mortality has a story to tell.' ...

Two Los Angeles-area boaters on Saturday spotted a juvenile gray whale that had recently been killed by orcas and was missing most of its head. Alisa Schulman-Janiger, director of the ACS-LA Gray ...

Two Los Angeles County boaters on Saturday spotted a juvenile gray whale that had recently been killed by orcas and was missing most of its head. Alisa Schulman-Janiger, director of the ACS-LA ...

A dead gray whale washed ashore at a Los Angeles County beach on Feb. 2, according to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC). The whale, a 37-to-40-foot-long adult female, was found early morning ...