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Historic adobes with thick walls and red-tiled roofs stand as reminders of Monterey’s status as California’s first capital, their simple, elegant forms housing museums and government offices that ...

This secluded cove near the town of Avalon on Catalina Island is an underwater oasis for snorkelers and glass-bottom boat ...

Cape Town is becoming one of the world’s most talked-about travel destinations—and for good reason. Few cities are rooted in nature quite like Cape Town. It’s a place where mountains plunge into the ...

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

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Rhonwen: Definitely my Final Major Project ‘Hidden Beauty’. The project is a series of images which reveal the beautiful ...

Abstract: With human exploration of the ocean and continuous innovation in deep-sea technology, deep-sea submersibles have also put forward a demand for high-speed underwater wireless optical ...

My parents' marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled in Monterey ...