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Direct encounters with humans can increase the likelihood that nesting geese will lose their eggs to predators, according to a recent study released...

A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming found that increased westward ice drift in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas...

Thanks to a quarter-century of research and monitoring, scientists now know how different wildlife species were injured by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...

Ducks in North America can be carriers of avian influenza viruses similar to those found in a 2016 outbreak in Indiana that led to the losses of...

In 2015 and 2016, hundreds of thousands of dead and dying Common Murres washed ashore in Alaska. In March of 2016, biologists with the National Park...

Managing 72 million acres of Federal lands in Alaska is not easy, especially when the land’s many uses need to be balanced. There are several...

News reporters are invited to attend an illustrated public lecture to learn how U.S. Geological Survey scientists are conducting research on brown...

Wild ducks and shorebirds do not appear to carry Newcastle disease viruses that sicken or kill poultry, according to a new study led by the U.S...

Alaska has considerable potential for undiscovered mineral resources, including critical minerals.

A new report by the USGS finds that although snow geese are increasing rapidly in northern Alaska, they are not having a negative effect on black...