These craggy islands 27 miles from the Golden Gate are home to hundreds of thousands of birds and marine mammals — and a handful of scientists.

Open-water swimmer Catherine Breed swam from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a chilly 30-mile ...

These craggy islands 27 miles from the Golden Gate are home to hundreds of thousands of birds and marine mammals — and a handful of scientists.

Farallon Islands wildlife research is in trouble. What it means for marine science A $300,000 cut in federal funding hits nonprofit Point Blue Conservation Science, which monitors “California ...

A Rare Glimpse Into Life on the Farallon Islands Scientists give a rare tour of the off-limits islands. By Joe Rosato Jr. • Published October 14, 2011 • Updated on October 14, 2011 at 11:45 am ...

For years, I had dreamt of visiting the Farallon Islands, a series of sharp rocky spires only 25 miles off the San Francisco coast. Mysterious and fascinating, they are often hidden by a dense ...