By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based reporter on The Times’s weather team. The Sierra Nevada finally got a big snowfall this week in a winter that has so far been marked by warm ...

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 ...

The findings could impact how we understand the composition of the land we walk on, together with our understanding of volcanic activity and earthquake risk ...

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.

Beneath the picturesque peaks of California’s Sierra Nevada lies a phenomenon that could change our understanding of the planet’s geology. Recent research has uncovered evidence suggesting ...

The park is named for Duane LeRoy Bliss, one of the 19th century lumber barons who nearly chopped down every tree at Lake ...

Over the past decade, the research enterprise at the University of Nevada, Reno has grown substantially thanks to our commitment to building an inclusive, diverse and collaborative research ...

Placerville Arts will be in the flow Monday, Feb. 10, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Placerville Senior Center with a break at ...

Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.