The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere ...

To better understand when a big earthquake is coming, there are earthquake monitoring stations across the state in remote locations.

Wind and rain are rolling through western Nevada as a winter storm hits the Sierra Nevada on Thursday. The Truckee Meadows could see gusts up to 45 mph through midday, the National Weather Service ...

Getting through the Sierra Nevada would require fortitude, technology -- and the sacrifice of many workers' lives. The Big Obstacle In August 1865 early snows defeated the Central Pacific's ...

Rendering of the Sierra Nevada HADES aircraft using a Bombardier Global 6500 platform. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. Sierra Nevada Corp.’s victory in a competition to build a spy aircraft for the ...