Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

Deep under California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, Earth is putting on a spectacular geological show—the planet's crust is literally peeling away! This process, called lithospheric foundering ...

The results for USA TODAY's 10Best Readers Choice Awards list of brewery tours is in and one brewery nestled at the foot of ...

California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.

Though Granada's storied history should be appreciated as much as possible, the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains are also worth exploring. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are part of Sierra Nevada ...

Languages: English. On Monday, a winter storm was bringing heavy snow across the Sierra Nevada mountains and into the Intermountain West. A forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS ...

Builders of the transcontinental railroad faced geographical obstacles across the entire line. But none were quite as formidable as the snowy granite mountain range rising east of Sacramento.

The mountain yellow-legged frog was once the most abundant amphibian in Southern California's Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges. Just decades ago, it was hard to walk around many of California's ...

Winter storms in the Sierra Nevada this month have boosted the snowpack ... about 260 sites across the Sierra show that the northern mountains have more snow than the southern areas.

Today, it remains a cluster of historic buildings and community gathering spots that offer visitors a picture-perfect experience at the edge of the Sierra Nevada range. Kerzhner recommends ...

These secretive foxes live in remote, high mountains in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges of California and Oregon. The Service is designating only the Sierra Nevada population, which ranges from ...