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Deep-Sea Mining and Potential Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: New Study Highlights Geochemical Implications

Deep-Sea Mining and Potential Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: New Study Highlights Geochemical Implications

Marine polymetallic nodules, also known as manganese (Mn) nodules, have attracted the interest of mining companies for decades due to their enrichment...

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News Briefs: June 2024

News Briefs: June 2024

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

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Unveiling Earthquake History

Unveiling Earthquake History

Lake sediments can unlock crucial information about past earthquakes, needed for seismic hazard modeling. USGS researchers and partners from the Woods...

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Photo Roundup: June 2024

Photo Roundup: June 2024

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

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Signatures of wave erosion on Titan’s coasts

Signatures of wave erosion on Titan’s coasts

New study was published on coastal erosional processes on Titan’s shorelines. 

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USGS scientists help state and federal partners plan for future coastal management actions along the Virginia Eastern Shore

USGS scientists help state and federal partners plan for future coastal management actions along the Virginia Eastern Shore

St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) researchers Daniel Ciarletta and Jennifer Miselis led a team of 9 personnel to investigate...

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Seafloor Imaging Reveals Nearly 1,500 Submarine Landslides Off Southern California Coast

Seafloor Imaging Reveals Nearly 1,500 Submarine Landslides Off Southern California Coast

In new research, scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have identified nearly 1,500 submarine landslide features off the coast of...

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Revisiting the 1957 Aleutian Earthquake: New Insights into Tsunami Hazards for Hawaiʻi

Revisiting the 1957 Aleutian Earthquake: New Insights into Tsunami Hazards for Hawaiʻi

Despite being separated by more than 1,500 kilometers (2,430 miles) of open ocean in the North Pacific, Hawai’i and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands share...

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Open Job Announcement: PCMSC Center Director

Open Job Announcement: PCMSC Center Director

Center Director for the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center: Apply from June 11 - July 8.

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Scientists Presented with Distinguished Service Awards

Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Scientists Presented with Distinguished Service Awards

On May 8, USGS Supervisory Research Geophysicist Carolyn Ruppel (Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) and USGS Supervisory Research Geologist...

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Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

The U.S. Federal Oceanographic Fleet supports Federal and academic marine activities that address a wide range of national needs. The Fleet is...

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