Earthquakes remain one of nature’s most terrifying forces. While we still can’t predict them, science has advanced in identifying where they’re most likely to occur. Our planet’s crust is made of ...

In the heart of California, the San Andreas Fault lies like a ticking time bomb, silently building pressure for over a century. Stretching more than 1,200 kilometers, this massive fault marks the ...

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

Superman's lack of weakness is actually his biggest weakness. Indeed, that god-like skillset makes him so across-the-boa ...

The Plaza Hotel stands as a two-story testament to San Juan Bautista’s days as a crucial stagecoach stop on the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles. You can wander through rooms that once ...

This tiny town of fewer than 2,000 residents has managed to preserve something that most California destinations have lost in ...

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.

In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

The San Andreas fault line caused destruction and distinction in California. Ray Isle offers an itinerary to explore the history and geology impacting terroir, while meeting makers at great ...