The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Letters to the Editor for Jan. 15, 2026.

Food has a way of carrying memory more powerfully than photographs or songs. For islanders, certain Hawaiian dishes trigger an instant sense of home that is hard to explain but easy to feel. One bite ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. - Country Calling will return to the Ocean City Inlet in 2026 as a two-day festival, with organizers listing dates of Oct. 2-3, 2026, eliminating the Sunday that made the event a three ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long assumed. While ammonia-oxidizing archaea were thought to dominate carbon ...

If you thought you were maxed out on cuteness from pouring through the contenders for Mackay’s cutest baby of 2025, think ...

Dark circles under a child's eyes look dramatic, but they are rarely a sign of anything dangerous. Most cases come down to nasal congestion or simple genetics. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains ...

Not all cat colors get the same amount of love. It's not their fault: every cat is ultra-lovable, but some colors are more common and discussed than others. Orange cats, for example, are everywhere.

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled ...

OCEAN CITY — The ukulele is not very loud compared to other stringed instruments, but it seems to be pretty powerful.