The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to explore, explain, and sustain life.

These immersive infographics and data visualizations make great interactive learning resources for secondary students or science teachers.

Learn about all the individual elements and forces that make up an earthquake.

The inside of our planet is made primarily out of iron and nickel and dark, dense rock.

Plate tectonics played an important role in providing opportunities for life to flourish.

Most seismic activity occurs in the narrow zones between plates.

On April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake along the San Andreas Fault would reshape the entire city.

Faults are fractures in Earth’s crust where movement has occurred.

Evidence from fossils, glaciers, and complementary coastlines helps reveal how plates once fit together.

Billions of years ago, Earth had supercontinents—land masses made of multiple continents merged together.

Tips for where and how to store your earthquake kit.

Here’s a list of 10 items to start your earthquake kit.

Learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.

Do you and your loved ones have a plan for the next earthquake?