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A new U.S. Geological Survey study shows how plants’ vulnerability to drought varies across the landscape; factors such as plant structure and soil...

Pharmaceuticals, hormones and personal care products associated with everyday household activities are finding their way into groundwater through...

A new book summarizing 100 years of observing Hawaiian volcanoes is now available online, with printed copies to follow soon.

The President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey is $1.2 billion, an increase of nearly $150 million above the FY 2015...

New and improved science tools can help managers and researchers evaluate current threats and develop management strategies to protect and restore the...

The estimated value of mineral production increased in the United States in 2014, despite the decline in price for most precious metals, the U.S...

The U.S. Geological Survey citizen science project, The National Map Corps, has realized remarkable response. In less than two years, the volunteer...

Two new U.S. Geological Survey publications that highlight historical hydraulic fracturing trends and data from 1947 to 2010 are now available.

In a long-term field study, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Virginia Tech scientists have found that changes in geochemistry from the natural...

Improved global topographic (elevation) data are now publicly available for most of Asia (India, China, southern Siberia, Japan, Indonesia), Oceania...