geology

The "table mountains" along the San Joaquin River are one of the Fresno area's most interesting geographic features. How did they form?

Millions of years ago, Bakersfield was a marine estuary on the ancient Temblor Sea. The fossils left behind are famous worldwide.

Large mounds of earth scattered across the landscape puzzled scientists for generations. Now researchers believe they have discovered the origins of the Valley's "hog wallows."

Take a trip back in time to when Lake Corcoran covered most of the San Joaquin Valley.

When people think about California earthquakes, what likely comes to mind is the San Andreas Fault. But most of the state is not near the San Andreas, and…

A new scientific study reveals what happens at the surface of the earth can influence earthquakes originating deep underground. Rain and snow do a lot in…