News

A selection of coastal and ocean images and videos from across the USGS.

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center shared U.S. Geological Survey science via live...

USGS researchers frequently brave potentially haunted field sites and study spooky-looking creatures. Here’s a list of 13, right in time for Halloween...

In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...

Diversity within the science community is essential to solving the world’s scientific problems. Different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives...

National Hispanic American Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of...

Monitoring coastal changes is important for the millions of people that live along coasts in the U.S., particularly as climate change hastens coastal...

Barrier islands and spits shelter coastlines from storms, protecting coastal communities and providing habitat for native species.