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Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. We know only a small fraction of what the land beneath the waves looks like.

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On a golden wing and a prayer: your actions can give birds a better chance of surviving migration

On a golden wing and a prayer: your actions can give birds a better chance of surviving migration

Although we may feel worlds apart, we are connected by migratory birds. In turn, migratory birds are connected to us and directly affected by our...

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Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

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

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USGS research helps American shad find their way

USGS research helps American shad find their way

Science takes time.

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USGS scientists contribute to independent study evaluating why progress in achieving Bay water quality goals is lagging

USGS scientists contribute to independent study evaluating why progress in achieving Bay water quality goals is lagging

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 9, 2023

The report by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee offers...

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New insight on sea duck hearing could help protect them from fishing nets

New insight on sea duck hearing could help protect them from fishing nets

It’s estimated that more than 100,000 sea ducks are killed worldwide annually when caught in large fishing nets known as gillnets. A recent study...

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From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

Researchers from U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been monitoring eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina Carolina) on...

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Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl

Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl

Bird banders at the Rushton Woods Banding Station and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Laboratory have...

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Unintended consequences: New research shows all California condor flocks have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides

Unintended consequences: New research shows all California condor flocks have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides

USGS scientists of the Eastern Ecological Science Center and the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center published new findings on environmental...

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One Health and Structured Decision Making

One Health and Structured Decision Making

November 3 is One Health Day. One Health is the idea that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and our shared environment.

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Partnerships encourage the public to assist with fish disease biosurveillance

Partnerships encourage the public to assist with fish disease biosurveillance

Observations of fish and wildlife disease by the public can supplement biosurveillance efforts by state and federal agencies. Researchers at the U.S...

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A Surprising Band Recovery from the USGS Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station

A Surprising Band Recovery from the USGS Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station

The Bird Banding Lab recently got a report of an amazing banding recovery!  A Cape May warbler that was banded at the lab’s fall migration station in...

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