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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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Through the Eyes of a Polar Bear

Through the Eyes of a Polar Bear

The first "point of view" video from a polar bear on Arctic sea ice has just become available courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. 

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Discover the Northwest with Revised Montana Maps

Discover the Northwest with Revised Montana Maps

Just in time to explore the great outdoors this summer, newly designed US Topo maps covering Montana are now available online for free download.

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Ultra-violet Light Works as Screening Tool for Bats with White-nose Syndrome.

Ultra-violet Light Works as Screening Tool for Bats with White-nose Syndrome.

Scientists working to understand the devastating bat disease known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) now have a new, non-lethal tool to identify bats with...

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Hurricane Sandy Impacts Did Not Contribute to Subsequent Storm Flooding

Hurricane Sandy Impacts Did Not Contribute to Subsequent Storm Flooding

Flooding in coastal areas bordering Great South Bay, N.Y. and Barnegat Bay, N.J. caused by winter storms that occurred following Hurricane Sandy was...

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Climate Change Accelerates Hybridization between Native and Invasive Species of Trout

Climate Change Accelerates Hybridization between Native and Invasive Species of Trout

Scientists have discovered that the rapid spread of hybridization between a native species and an invasive species of trout in the wild is strongly...

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Genetic Analysis Reveals Fish Eggs Found in Upper Mississippi River are not Asian Carp

Genetic Analysis Reveals Fish Eggs Found in Upper Mississippi River are not Asian Carp

Scientists have extracted DNA from fish eggs found in northern sections of the Upper Mississippi River and have determined that the eggs and larvae...

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Revised North Dakota, Delaware and Maryland Maps Feature New Design

Revised North Dakota, Delaware and Maryland Maps Feature New Design

US Topo maps now have a crisper, cleaner design - enhancing readability of maps for online and printed use. Map symbols are easier to read over the...

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Global Platinum-Group Resources Estimated at More than 150K Metric Tons

Global Platinum-Group Resources Estimated at More than 150K Metric Tons


 

The first-ever inventory and geological assessment of known and undiscovered platinum-group element (PGE) resources estimates that more than 150,000...

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Meeting the Elevation Needs of the Nation

Meeting the Elevation Needs of the Nation

Want to know how elevation will benefit your state? The USGS National Geospatial Program is advancing the 3D Elevation Program, known as 3DEP, in...

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Coral Reefs are Critical for Risk Reduction & Adaptation

Coral Reefs are Critical for Risk Reduction & Adaptation

Stronger storms, rising seas, and flooding are placing hundreds of millions people at risk around the world, and big part of the solution to decrease...

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Record Number of Oklahoma Tremors Raises Possibility of Damaging Earthquakes

Record Number of Oklahoma Tremors Raises Possibility of Damaging Earthquakes

The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has increased by about 50 percent since October 2013, significantly increasing the chance for a damaging quake in...

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Groovy Turtles’ Genes to Aid in Their Rescue

Groovy Turtles’ Genes to Aid in Their Rescue

The diverse patterns on the diamondback terrapins’ intricately grooved shell may be their claim to fame, but a newly published U.S. Geological Survey...

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