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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Low-quality nesting and winter seasonal habitats are strong predictors of reduced gene flow between greater sage-grouse breeding...

RESTON, Va.-- The latest tool designed to help manage the threatened piping plover is only a download away; iPlover is the first smartphone data...

SEATTLE, Wash. — More than 1,000 dams have been removed across the United States because of safety concerns, sediment buildup, inefficiency or having...

May 18th marks the 35th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the onset of volcanic activity from 1980 to 1986.  In commemoration, the U...

Are you one in a million? The USGS is part of the millions participating on April 30 for America’s PrepareAthon! You should join too.

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla.— The largest and longest Burmese Python tracking study of its kind -- here or in its native range -- is providing...

A map showing the many different pieces of Earth’s crust that comprise the nation’s geologic basement is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey...

Significant strides in science have been made to better understand potential ground shaking from induced earthquakes, which are earthquakes triggered...

Everyone knows that California is “earthquake country,” but it is also “volcano country.” The most recent large volcanic eruption in California was...

A recent study comparing historic water quality from the Monongahela River Basin in West Virginia found little change in the groundwater and few...