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These furry predators remain an icon of the California coast, and so when word spreads about a record year for sea otter deaths, it quickly captures...

Deep-sea coral ecosystems are now widely recognized as biodiversity hotspots.

An online guide to diatoms of the United States is available, including readily accessible images for identification.

The South Bay Science Symposium was held at the USGS campus in Menlo Park, California. The USGS is a major player in a partnership of federal, state...

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

Focusing on the theme, "Liquid Earth: Our Fluid Planet," the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center held its...

Many coastal wetlands worldwide—including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast—may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea...

In 1861-62, California was bombarded for 45 days with one strong winter storm after another, causing severe flooding up and down the state.

USGS-led research provides evidence that during this century there does not seem to be a tipping point at which sea-ice loss would become irreversible...