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Friday's Findings - March 8, 2024

Friday's Findings - March 8, 2024

Title: Celebrating International Women's Day and the Paths Taken to a Career in Science

Date: March 8, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific

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Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

USGS scientists will present findings from their ocean and coastal research at three scientific conferences this February.  USGS research in ocean...

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Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

USGS celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by featuring five fascinating animals and five phenomenal female scientists who...

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Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Reston, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their joint...

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USGS Friday's Findings—December 1, 2023

USGS Friday's Findings—December 1, 2023

Title: Adaptive capacity as a lens to inform decisions on conservation status, invasive species, & climate-adaptation actions 

Speaker: Erik Beever...

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Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. We know only a small fraction of what the land beneath the waves looks like.

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USGS and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory release database and interactive map of all large-scale solar energy facilities in the U.S.

USGS and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory release database and interactive map of all large-scale solar energy facilities in the U.S.

RESTON, Va. - All large-scale solar energy facilities can now be found on a single map, thanks to the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department...

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Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

RESTON, Va. — The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound...

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USGS Science at The Waterbird Society and Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Meeting 2023

USGS Science at The Waterbird Society and Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Meeting 2023

USGS bird biologists share results from their latest research at the Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative and Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, October 9...

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Friday's Findings - October 13 2023

Friday's Findings - October 13 2023

Title: Understanding connectivity and its consequences for a listed species in the Prairie Pothole Region 

Speaker: Rose J. Swift, Research Ecologist...

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