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New Approach May Detect Chronic Wasting Disease Earlier, at Less Cost

New Approach May Detect Chronic Wasting Disease Earlier, at Less Cost

A new statistical approach to disease surveillance may improve scientists’ and managers’ ability to detect chronic wasting disease earlier in white...

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It’s National Pollinator Week! Get the buzz on USGS pollinator research

It’s National Pollinator Week! Get the buzz on USGS pollinator research

Bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles provide vital but often invisible pollination services that support terrestrial wildlife and plant...

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USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

No one has a crystal ball to foresee what will happen during the 2018 hurricane season that begins June 1, but NOAA forecasters say there’s a 75...

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New Study Provides the First Comprehensive, Long-term Look at Alaska’s Changing Ecosystems

New Study Provides the First Comprehensive, Long-term Look at Alaska’s Changing Ecosystems

New research has revealed significant changes to Alaska’s landscape in recent decades

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USGS Fish Passage Research Helps Fish Get to Spawning Grounds

USGS Fish Passage Research Helps Fish Get to Spawning Grounds

The Blackstone River in Rhode Island is where one of the Nation’s first fish passages was built back in 1714 to help fish navigate past manmade...

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Scientists Collecting Bird Data on Grasslands in Montana this Spring

Scientists Collecting Bird Data on Grasslands in Montana this Spring

Now through late July, 2018, U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct fieldwork on public lands in Phillips and Valley counties near Malta and...

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Invasive Cuban Treefrogs Leap Out of Florida, Establish First Known Population in Louisiana

Invasive Cuban Treefrogs Leap Out of Florida, Establish First Known Population in Louisiana

A population of exotic invasive Cuban treefrogs has been discovered in New Orleans, more than 430 miles (700 kilometers) from the nearest known...

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A Day in the Life of a WERC Seabird Scientist

A Day in the Life of a WERC Seabird Scientist

In the featured photo, WERC scientists search for potential nesting habitat of seabirds like the Ashy Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) on False...

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NOROCK Scientist Receives USGS Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Communications

NOROCK Scientist Receives USGS Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Communications

Research Ecologist Dan Fagre is the recipient of the 2017 Eugene M. Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications
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USGS Scientists Develop New Tool to Determine if Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos

USGS Scientists Develop New Tool to Determine if Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos

U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners have created an onsite, time-saving technique for building inspectors to ascertain whether vermiculite...

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New Control Methods Can Help Protect Coral Reefs from Invasive Species

New Control Methods Can Help Protect Coral Reefs from Invasive Species

Honolulu, Hawaii – Control efforts such as the removal of shipwrecks and application of chlorine may help mitigate the damaging effects of...

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Highlights of Fiscal Year 2017 Accomplishments

Highlights of Fiscal Year 2017 Accomplishments

"Everything we do is designed to safeguard the Nation's health, economy, and resources." 

A summary of accomplishments for fiscal year 2017 for the...

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