February usually feels like the gloomy waiting room of the calendar year. You have likely packed away the holiday glitter, your New Year’s resolutions have been quietly abandoned (don’t worry, your ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years ...

Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.

When it comes to emergencies and natural disasters, one of the main concerns for residents in California is earthquakes. World-renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones says the San Andreas Fault is not ...

California was rocked by a third earthquake in less than six hours, this one a moderately weak 2.7-magnitude seismic event. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at ...

Whether you’re looking to tour historic landmarks, learn some gardening skills or explore the local flora and fauna, you’ll find plenty of opportunities on the Peninsula. Check out our October home & ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer questions about the Balcones Escarpment and the Balcones Fault ...

Amid the battle to acquire Warner Bros., billionaire Larry Ellison has sold his home on San Francisco’s Gold Coast for $45 million, according to public records. The off-market deal for the Pacific ...

The Fraimic Smart Canvas is a framed E-ink screen being shown off for the first time at CES 2026. It’s meant to mimic your typical wall art but, because nothing is sacred, instead of showing an actual ...

After tariffs rose, the U.S. lost thousands of manufacturing jobs. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, WSJ’s Gavin Bade takes us to Motor City to learn why—and to meet the winners of ...