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A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies...

U.S. Geological Survey scientists Jill Shaffer and Todd Katzner served as Embassy Science Fellows for the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan’s 2023-2024...

Around the West, efforts to conserve and restore riparian habitats have primarily focused on trout and salmon. USGS science is showing that some...

New features include updated data inputs, new data sources, and a new figure that displays annual vegetation cover for planned treatment polygons.  

USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses to support analyses that agencies conduct to...

The report provides specific and comprehensive reclamation guidance for surface oil and gas exploration and development. 

Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho...

RESTON, Va. — The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound...

From the latest wildlife tracking tech to collaboration with recreationalists, USGS scientists and partners are using innovative methods to study bats...

Does harvest intensity and the width of the buffer preserved between clear cuts and streams impact the occupancy and abundance of stream amphibians...