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Updates to international database provide powerful insights on valuable byproduct minerals

Australia, Canada and U.S. expand samples available in global platform

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First study to quantify global earthquake risk to mineral supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists dig into how potential seismicity could impact the supplies of mineral commodities like copper and rhenium around the world

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Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations

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60 years of data show shifts in the winter ranges of three duck species in the Midwest

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USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in North Chukchi Basin

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In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

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President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

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Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts

Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts

USGS Director Reilly published an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal.

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Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Waste rock from long-closed mines in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York, may prove valuable due to its rare earth element content, according...

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USGS Supports the 2020 National Space Policy

USGS Supports the 2020 National Space Policy

In support of the President’s policy, USGS and NASA will leverage their full technological abilities to meet the nation’s growing environmental...

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New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States

New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States

LARAMIE, Wyo. – For the first time, state and federal wildlife biologists have come together to map the migrations of ungulates – hooved mammals such...

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Now Trending…Earthquakes

Now Trending…Earthquakes

The earth isn’t the only thing shaking after an earthquake.

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USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday the completion of a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood...

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USGS Estimates Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Austin Chalk Formation of the U.S. Gulf Coast

USGS Estimates Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Austin Chalk Formation of the U.S. Gulf Coast

The Austin Chalk and Tokio and Eutaw Formations of the Gulf Coast Basin contain a mean of 6.9 billion barrels of oil and 41.5 trillion cubic feet of...

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ICYMI Bulletin: USGS uses “eDNA” to combat invasive species

ICYMI Bulletin: USGS uses “eDNA” to combat invasive species

Originally Published by The Salt Lake City Tribune October 16, 2020. 

This article has been reprinted or reproduced with the permission of the Salt...

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From Volcanoes to Vineyards - New Geologic Map Reveals Portland's Deep History

From Volcanoes to Vineyards - New Geologic Map Reveals Portland's Deep History

A new digital geologic map of the greater Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area of Oregon and Washington being released today will support...

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Twenty-One States

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Twenty-One States

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists are pleased to announce the projects that have received funding for FY2020...

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USGS Crews Work to Measure Record Flooding Caused By Sally

USGS Crews Work to Measure Record Flooding Caused By Sally

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during, and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally.  

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USGS Scientists Work on Four Tropical Cyclones at Once

USGS Scientists Work on Four Tropical Cyclones at Once

Laura and Sally affecting Gulf Coast, waves from Paulette and Teddy to strike Atlantic beaches

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to...

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