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

The beavers were released into their native historic habitats as part of a pilot program to study their impacts on fighting ...

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

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

Since 1984, the actress has split time between her Los Angeles home and her ranch near the Sierra Nevada mountain range in ...

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had ...

California's official animal inspires awe and holds cultural significance. But some wildlife officials say reintroducing ...

Heavy snow and strong winds were reported in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains on Monday, March 31, as officials warned of difficult travel. Footage from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab ...

Water officials have raised concerns about anticipated water levels in Southern Nevada this summer, following a disappointing ...

Throughout the state’s main mountain range, snowpack averaged from more than 250 sites ranged from above average to considerably below. In the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade ...