Parts of the West have gotten record snowfall this winter, which means the mountains in some places are piled high with more snow than we’ve ever recorded. Statewide, California has 237 percent of the snowpack it usually does at this time of year, according to the state’s Department of Water Resources.  And that means something [...]

It may look like a combination of a starfish, sea anemone and an octopus – but this is a feather star.  Feather stars are one of 550 living crinoid marine invertebrates in our oceans, most frequently found in the Indian Ocean. Though they could easily be mistaken for plants, these animals are known as echinoderms; part [...]