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

The U. S. Geological Survey is poised to bring a dynamic array of science and tools to help decision-makers manage and offset effects of increased...

Scientists work in the field before, during and after landfall to improve forecasting and recovery.

Biologists have confirmed white-nose syndrome in the southeastern bat, or Myotis austroriparius, for the first time. The species joins eight other...

Decades or longer may be needed to fully assess the effects of unconventional oil and gas production on the quality of groundwater used for drinking...

A new U.S. Geological Survey study that looked at the extensive harmful algal bloom that plagued Florida last year found far more types of...

The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program recently released a new strategic plan for earthquake monitoring entitled the “Advanced National Seismic System –...

USGS’ pixel-by-pixel land use forecasts offer essential road maps for restoration. 

U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners are taking technology to the next level, using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones...

Climate change combined with overlapping high-intensity land uses are likely to create conditions detrimental to the recreation economy, wildlife...