February 15, 2021
The potential discovery of a new whale species has given a weary world a happy reminder that the earth still has joyful mysteries to share, that local boys from small towns can still make huge contributions to science, and that in Baja, right when we need them the most, the whales can still be relied upon to appear to fill us with wonder and inspire us with their 50 million years of sustainably inhabiting the earth.
December 26, 2020
The Cuevas family has lived on El Pardito, a rock in the Sea of Cortez, for 4 generations. This story charts the family's journey from shark hunting to ocean conservation, and some of the stops along the way.
November 22, 2020
He really was just a good Catholic boy trying to make the padres proud, but suspicion and cruelty transformed him into something they foolishly feared he was all along, the vicious leader of a rebellion.
September 7, 2020
A fun walk through the 19th century in Todos Santos with three intriguing characters whose legacies still reverberate in the town today.
April 19, 2020
Friendship, pride and a revitalization of the great ranchero traditions in Baja California Sur.
February 22, 2020
Griselda was the first female firefighter comandante in Latin America, and remains the only one in Baja California Sur. Turtles gave her her start.
February 22, 2020
The Puppo Brothers are 81 and 91 years old, and they are the last independent fishermen of Isla Espiritu Santo. This is their story.
August 27, 2019
"Dr. Hammerhead" made an amazing discovery. “The sharks were swimming like we would drive a car down the highway, directly from one point to another.”
April 10, 2019
The Silver Route Museum celebrates the global, multicultural history of El Triunfo and surrounding Baja Sur towns as they rose and fell with the gold and silver mining industries, and outlines a vision for the future of the region as a center for scientific research and ecotourism.
April 9, 2019
Baja and the Gulf of California were born from crashing tectonic plates, erupting volcanoes and the violence of geology. They were created quickly, in the blink of an eye, and not very long ago. Geologically speaking.
July 28, 2018
The sea lions of Los Islotes near La Paz are so successful that two satellite colonies have already sprung up in the area. At a time when sea lion colonies are declining in other parts of the Sea of Cortez, what is making these guys so successful? Check it out!
June 7, 2018
Eliminate single-use plastics in Todos Santos y Pescadero. That idea doesn't suck!
April 25, 2018
Botanists search for 15“lost” plants, all endemic to the Baja California peninsula, that had been collected between 1841 and 1985, but not seen since. Over 4,400 plant species and a 1,000 mile peninsula to search. What could possibly go right?!
January 14, 2018
Missionary vs medicine man. Local knowledge vs. global education. El Camino Real and the beginning of the end for the indians of Baja California Sur and the Jesuits who sought to save their souls.
July 5, 2017
The Blue-footed Boobies of Baja: May-December romances, liberated females, progressive males, bullies not allowed to flourish over others - check out the Baja lifestyle of our blue-footed friends!
April 27, 2017
It's not enough to know the curative properties of our Baja plants, you have to know how to ask the plants for help. Find out how local healers fuse the power of the mind with the power of the plants to achieve emotional and physical health.
February 25, 2017
8 arms, 3 hearts, a huge brain and a body that's so suffused with its nervous system that there's no clear brain-body boundary. Imagine the things such a creature could get up to, then read about the amazing reality of the octopus.
November 8, 2016
As surely as the Statue of Liberty came from France, and the melody of the Star-Spangled Banner came from England, the American Cowboy came from Mexico. Juan Wayne would have been a more apt screen name for the Duke.
June 24, 2016
There's a serpent in the Sierras and the botanists know just what to do!
April 19, 2016
Baja's Sea Turtles: Saving the planet one road trip at a time.