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Our Earth is indeed a watery planet – nearly two-thirds of its surface is covered by water. And all but 3% of that water covers land submerged under...

We've learned about the creatures, the bubbles, and the rocks of the seeps. Now, let's take a look at the gas itself, and a few unexpected surprises...

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Do you eat fruits and vegetables? What about nuts? If so, you can thank an insect pollinator, usually a honey bee. These small insects play a major...

BGS Scientist Diana Sahy and USGS Scientist Nancy Prouty give us the low-down on where these rocks we've been seeing are coming from and, in the...

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

This year marks the 150th anniversary— or sesquicentennial — of the historic expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers that Maj. John Wesley...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province near Changning, China on June 17, 2019 at 10:56 pm local time (14:56 UTC).

It’s pollinator week and USGS is providing science to better understand the status of pollinator species. Here’s the chance to test your knowledge...