SAN DIEGO — San Diego beachgoers are getting a rare and colorful treat. Stunning violet sea snails have recently made a surprise appearance along La Jolla Shores, riding in on a warm ocean current.

Oceanographer Anya Stajner was recently enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color caught her eye in the sand. She got down on her hands and knees and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have found a type of snail, new to South Florida, that might have arrived as a stowaway on a ship. The sea snail, ...

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This past week’s strandline delivered a spectacular mix of open-ocean drifters, man o’ wars, blue buttons, by-the-wind sailors and — tucked among them — one of my favorite finds: the purple storm ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Anya Stajner, a 5th-year Ph. D. candidate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is no stranger to sea creatures, but during a walk in late June along La Jolla Shores, she spotted ...

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Public domain. I'm always looking for "surprises" in animal behavior and how environmental conditions can influence behavior and physiology over ...