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Searching for Great Geologic Maps

Searching for Great Geologic Maps

The USGS Announces Final Call for Abstracts: Best Student Geological Map Competition at GSA Indianapolis.

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Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Researchers from NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey and their partners have completed the first high-resolution, comprehensive mapping of one of the fastest...

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USGS Scientist Dr. Craig D. Allen Named Ecological Society of America Fellow

USGS Scientist Dr. Craig D. Allen Named Ecological Society of America Fellow

The U.S. Geological Survey is celebrating the achievements of Dr. Craig D. Allen, who was recently named an Ecological Society of America (ESA) fellow...

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Surveys from Above Give Scientists a New Perspective on Water

Surveys from Above Give Scientists a New Perspective on Water

A new way of exploring the Mighty Mississippi and surrounding aquifers will take flight in August not by boat; rather, the sky, to identify what...

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EarthWord - Microbiome

EarthWord - Microbiome

You’ve heard of tiny houses, introducing (really) tiny communities - microbiomes!

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Follow National Wildfire Information in the Palm of Your Hand: GeoMAC Goes Mobile

Follow National Wildfire Information in the Palm of Your Hand: GeoMAC Goes Mobile

The public can now access information about active wildfires across the country using a smartphone.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Join GeoGirls at Mount St. Helens August 1

MEDIA ADVISORY: Join GeoGirls at Mount St. Helens August 1

Twenty-five middle-school girls from Washington and Oregon are participating in the fourth annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano science program at Mount...

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The Right Tool for the Right Job

The Right Tool for the Right Job

Land managers, regulators and other participants in market-based conservation wanting to assess the ecological benefits provided by restored, enhanced...

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Ospreys Benefit as Contaminants Decrease in Delaware Estuary

Ospreys Benefit as Contaminants Decrease in Delaware Estuary

Lower levels of environmental contaminants—including pesticides, flame retardants and other pollutants—were recently found in osprey eggs in the...

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Collaborative Species Conservation

Collaborative Species Conservation

Science in support of management and conservation of threatened and endangered species

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Sea Level Rise Could Double Erosion Rates of Southern California Coastal Cliffs

Sea Level Rise Could Double Erosion Rates of Southern California Coastal Cliffs

Coastal cliffs from Santa Barbara to San Diego might crumble at more than twice the historical rate by the year 2100 as sea levels rise.

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2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the spatial data infrastructure mission of the Department of Interior

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