A triangle-shaped region north of Las Vegas has developed a reputation as a hot spot for plane disappearances.

The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply, began the year in good ...

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 ...

Beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains, the crust is peeling away. This process, called lithospheric foundering, is nothing to worry about. In fact, it may be how the continents first formed.

Peering deep under California's Sierra Nevada, Vera Schulte-Pelkum and Deborah ... Differences in receiver functions along the mountain range revealed a distinct layer in the mantle, which grows ...

RANGE: Historically, mountain yellow-legged frogs were found throughout the higher elevations in the Transverse Ranges in Southern California and in the Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada. The ...

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 ...