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Resourcesat data that are important for understanding changes associated with agriculture, forestry, phenology, and other applications are now...

The USGS uses cutting edge technologies to investigate and forecast landslides and other natural hazards.

Earlier this month, the USGS launched “TopoView 2.1”, an enhancement to the current popular TopoView mapping service that lets users discover...

A new interactive web application illustrates how groundwater, sediment compaction and land-elevation change are related in the Houston-Galveston...

A tabletop water filter demo designed to remove phosphorus from waste water has in five-years grown into a fully functional water treatment system...

Due to the global threat to health and human safety posed by avian influenza monitoring has been conducted in the United States to determine the...

Citizen Scientists edit structures to improve US Topo Maps and along the way earn virtual badges.

The U.S. Geological Survey has evaluated three methods for estimating how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into...

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

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