A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...

Three college students found a way to take photos of the Mt. Lyell shrew, which has never been photographed in the 100 years ...

The Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, Wild, presents work by Heather Nicole and Andrew C. Strom at the Courthouse ...

Nevada adopted an official state tartan to honor Scottish heritage, and each color has significance for the state.

This 1,000-plus-acre park is a protected wildlife area near the Alhambra and features modest trails leading to ruins and vistas of both Granada and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Among the programs affected by the possible freeze of American foreign aid are those that establish and support overseas ...

Our ethics columnist weighs in on the dilemma about when a predator has the right to act like a predator—and when it crosses ...

California's diverse wildlife, including black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, great white sharks, stingrays, widow spiders, rattlesnakes, scorpions, ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It ...

Embracing Nature's Majesty Yosemite National Park, located in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, is famed for its granite ...

Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic ...

The Sierra Nevada is a majestic North American mountain ... and flying squirrels. One of the shyest animals in the region is the Mount Lyell shrew. As Smithsonian reports, the tiny mammal was ...