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During the week of March 26, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will begin four days of mapping selected beaches and the...

Environmental DNA picks up traces of the elusive mammals’ saliva, skin, waste, or exhaled breaths.

New seismic hazard and risk assessments can help at-risk communities prepare for future earthquake disasters

The US Geological Survey National Geospatial Program has released a new version of the USGS Lidar Base Specification that defines deliverables for...

Data Will Provide a “Snapshot” of the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer

Measurements of the three-dimensional structure of the earth, as opposed to the one-dimensional models typically used, can help scientists more...

After lying hidden in sediments for thousands of years, delicate frozen gas structures are in the spotlight for both scientific research and the...

Crews from the U.S. Geological Survey have been in the field for weeks measuring flooding in the Midwest and in the Mississippi River watershed, and...

Note to Editors: In the public interest, and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your...

USGS field crews are deploying storm-tide and wave sensors today from Maine to Delaware to track and study a Nor’easter forecasted to begin tomorrow.