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A journal article was recently published by the USGS (Stumm and Como, 2017) detailing the use of a borehole-geophysical technique using...

The number of major floods in natural rivers across Europe and North America has not increased overall during the past 80 years, a recent study has...

A tabletop water filter demo designed to remove phosphorus from waste water has in five-years grown into a fully functional water treatment system...

Due to the global threat to health and human safety posed by avian influenza monitoring has been conducted in the United States to determine the...

The U.S. Geological Survey has evaluated three methods for estimating how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into...

Highlights of the USGS activities and water-related science going on at the Indiana-Kentucky Water Science Center and some of our amazing scientists...

Media Alert: Reporters wishing to accompany USGS scientists in the field the week of July 10 should contact Bill Coon, 607-220-6280 or wcoon@usgs.gov...

Slag. Depending on where you’re from, it may be an insult, a term meaning trash, or, in our case, the waste left over from metal smelting or refining...

USGS’ pixel-by-pixel land use forecasts offer essential road maps for restoration. 

A new U.S. Geological Survey study has discovered high levels of radon in wells across certain areas of Pennsylvania.