Under California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, dense rock at the bottom ... and seismic wave recording can be used to map the disappearing lithosphere. That's how scientists know what's gone and ...

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.

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 ...

HABITAT: Sierra Nevada red foxes live in a wide range of remote, high-elevation alpine and subalpine habitats, including meadows; dense, mature forest; talus; and fell fields. Habitat use varies ...