Forest thinning in the central Sierra Nevada may boost water runoff during drought years, according to researchers at the ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be how the continents formed, they say.

Schulte-Pelkum was already studying the Sierra Nevada's peculiar rock footprint, which had shown deep rock deformations within the same area.Using the newfound data, the researchers imaged the ...