Nestled in the heart of the UC Davis Arboretum lies the California Rock Garden, an educational haven designed to showcase the state's diverse geology. Developed by the Department of Earth and ...

“Over the longer term, we expect substantial production growth to come from unconventional reservoirs such as tight sandstones and shales,” Occidental said in a regulatory filing for the spin-off. “As ...

FOLLOWING the earlier studies of the igneous and metamorphic rocks of the mining districts of California, there has more recently been an immense amount of detailed and accurate work devoted to ...

Once upon a time, when roads were less crowded and freeways filled the need for speed, people often stopped their cars at roadsides to look around. That was decades ago, and many California drivers — ...

There’s something exciting about learning how things came to look the way they do. It’s what makes tour guides so popular and why that old neighbor who’s lived on the block for decades is so ...

As sea otters recolonize a California estuary, they are restoring its degraded geology by keeping populations of overgrazing marsh crabs in check, a new study shows. The crabs' appetite for plant ...

The coast in the vicinity of San Diego is bordered by a shelf only 5-10 miles wide. Near the southern limit of the area, several small islands rise from the outer part of the shelf. These islands have ...

"San Andreas Fault" explores the geological features and movements of the San Andreas Fault in California. It details how urbanization has obscured the fault's trace, yet it remains visible through ...

Geology majors tend to have a few common traits. They are curious about how our planet works, they want to study a rigorous science, and they want a challenging career that is relevant to society.

The return of sea otters, a top predator, to a California estuary is helping slow erosion and restore the estuary’s degraded geology. A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay ...