I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

NASA scientists have been tracking an alarming acceleration in landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, where ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the ...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

Researchers have discovered geologic evidence that suggests California is 'peeling apart' deep beneath Earth's surface. This ...

No, it’s not a new hipster bar in San Francisco or a trendy yoga pose. It’s actually a state park that’s been hiding in plain ...

Pack your sunscreen and sense of adventure, because Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is calling your name! “Welcome to ...

As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

Jen Pierce receives funding from the National Science Foundation and is the chair of the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology ...

USGS researchers have unveiled the first map of prospective locations for hydrogen ... as well as in areas along the California coast and Eastern Seaboard, according to the statement.

Stock image of a seismograph machine during an earthquake (main) and United States Geological Survey map of where the 2. ... boundary like those found in California or the Pacific Ring of Fire ...