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Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Registration for the Best Student Geologic Map for 2016 ends July 12

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The Case of the Missing Holotypes

The Case of the Missing Holotypes

Featuring lost museum specimens & watercolors...

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EarthWord – Holotype

EarthWord – Holotype

This week's EarthWord, to quote Indiana Jones, belongs in a museum...

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EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

In 25 years, New Delhi's population almost trippled...

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In Hot Water: Climate Change is Affecting North American Fish

In Hot Water: Climate Change is Affecting North American Fish

Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America -- including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a...

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Polar Bear Outlook Favorable Under Certain Scenarios

Polar Bear Outlook Favorable Under Certain Scenarios

“The scenarios predicted by our models are encouraging in that there are clear actions that humans can take to improve the chances that healthy polar...

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New Groundwater-Flow Model for Idaho’s Wood River Valley

New Groundwater-Flow Model for Idaho’s Wood River Valley

Resource managers can simulate how increased or decreased pumping from the aquifer system or changes in precipitation and climate would affect...

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

In what year did the United States experience the most acres burned from wildfires (on record)?

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USGS teams are in the field tracking Virginia and West Virginia floodwaters

USGS teams are in the field tracking Virginia and West Virginia floodwaters

Reporters: Do you want to interview USGS scientists as they measure flooding? Please contact Shaun Wicklein at smwickle@usgs.gov or 804-399-9929. 

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Science-Based Tools Can Help Prevent Illness at Ohio and New York Beaches

Science-Based Tools Can Help Prevent Illness at Ohio and New York Beaches

These interactive, mobile-friendly websites use maps of beach locations to indicate whether or not estimated bacteria levels exceed state safety...

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EarthWord–Mortality Event

EarthWord–Mortality Event

See a flock of birds fall from the sky? There’s an #EarthWord for that, and it isn’t “apocalypse”

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Buoy on Popular New England Lake Helps Determine When to Stay Out of the Water

Buoy on Popular New England Lake Helps Determine When to Stay Out of the Water

A high-tech buoy that monitors water quality in real time was just installed in one of New England’s most popular lakes, where in the future it will...

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