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Each year across North America, more than a million birds are fitted with small bands to help monitor their populations. Information provided by...

USGS continues to study how a warming Arctic will affect polar bears. Learn how polar bears in zoos are helping fill knowledge gaps that benefit wild...

This USGS video highlights women in science and their research and outreach on the impacts of the North Pacific Marine Heatwave in Alaska. The USGS is...

Video interviews about ongoing USGS glacier research were featured on the FOX Weather channel. The two videos feature Alaska Science Center scientist...

A first-of-its-kind study by the USGS and partners provides an initial analysis of when commercial chicken and turkey facilities in the U.S. are at...

Alaska, where four major migratory flyways converge, hosts a diverse array of globally important avian habitats, ranging from towering rainforests to...

A video produced by Andy Johnson with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology highlights collaborative research conducted on St. Matthew Island, in the Alaska...

The USGS monitors water quantity and quality on Alaska rivers to provide valuable up-to-date information for water resource planners, engineers, land...

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 50 miles south of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021 at 10:15 pm local time (July 29, 2021 06:15 UTC). Seismic...