A marginal sea of the Pacific, separating Baja California from mainland Mexico.
A team documents two incidents in the Gulf of California where orcas rammed dead sunfish, breaking them into thousands of pieces. Researchers say the behavior could help calves digest large prey, or it may be a form of play. The events were observed in 2024 and 2025 and are described in Frontiers in Ethology.
Flash flooding has swept Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch since Saturday afternoon, forcing air and ground evacuations, destroying footbridges and damaging the Transcanyon water pipeline. Park officials have evacuated more than 60 people, recovered at least two bodies and are searching for one remaining missing person while enforcing emergency water restrictions and closing overnight lodging.