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Anya Stajner, a PhD student at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, recently spotted this rare species of pelagic sea snail known as Janthina washed up on the beach in La Jolla. These snails are known for their vibrant purple shells and their ability to float at the surface of the ocean thanks to their the bubble rafts they create.

Rare purple sea creature found on SoCal beach. Could warming waters be why?

A rare species of sea snail, Janthina janthina, was found at a SoCal beach. These creatures are known for their vibrant violet shells and the bubble rafts they create to stay afloat.

RIVERSIDE, CA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2022: With temperatures reaching triple-digits on Tuesday, a resident takes advantage of the 90 degree temps at dusk to get in a jog with his dog at Challen Park on September 27, 2022 in Riverside, California. The September heat wave brought triple-digit temps to the Inland Empire as the National Weather Service issued heat warnings for Southern California for the week.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

As L.A. bakes, duration of heat waves is accelerating faster than climate change, UCLA study shows

A driver refuels their vehicle at a Shell gas station in Hercules, California, US, on Monday, June 30, 2025. A group of California Democrats is looking to ease the state's gasoline standards and streamline permitting for refineries in a bid to prevent more fuel makers from shutting down and raising costs for the state's drivers. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A fruit vendor pushes her cart on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Eastern U.S. swelters under extreme heat wave

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: U.S. President Donald Trump signs a series of bills related to California’s vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress passed the bills using the Congressional Review Act and the effect would largely revoke the emissions standards enacted by the state of California. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Supreme Court joins Trump and GOP in targeting California’s emission standards

California to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador

The National Weather Service issues Alaska’s first-ever heat advisory

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U.N. Ocean Conference sets sail off France on World Oceans Day

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