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Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake in Southern California
The USGS has up-to-date details on the July 5, 2019 event.
Honey Bee Helpers
It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony
Celebrate Oceans Month
USGS Science on the Seas
It's Pollinator Week! Test your bee and other pollinator knowledge!
Map of the June 17, 2019 Changning, China Earthquake
The USGS has up-to-date details on the June 17, 2019 event.
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New Interior Department Survey Shows Significant Increase in Recoverable Energy Resources in Federal, State and Tribal Lands and Waters in Alaska
The Department of the Interior has announced petroleum assessments from the
Energy Resources Program
Eastern Energy Resources Science Center
Scientists Home in on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer
Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six states
National Water Quality Program
Avian Flu From Abroad Can Spread in North American Poultry, Wild Birds
Some avian influenza, or bird flu, viruses that are able to enter North America from other continents through migrating birds can be deadly to poultry and can infect waterfowl populations, according to a recently published U.S. Geological Survey study.
National Wildlife Health Center
Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves
In the underground rivers and flooded caves of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where Mayan lore described a fantastical underworld, scientists have found a cryptic world in its own right.
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grainflows
Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, according to a new article published in Nature Geoscience by the U.S. Geological Survey.
New Map Showcases the Recreational, Mining and Historical Heart of Colorado
Bringing together decades of research and mapping, the U.S. Geological Survey just released a geologic map and companion pamphlet featuring the Arkansas River Valley region in north-central Colorado.
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS-NASA Pecora Award Recognizes Excellence in Earth Observation
Two awardees have been presented with the 2017 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
National Land Imaging Program
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
USGS Estimates 40 Million Pounds of Potential Uranium Resources in Parts of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma
Estimates of Potential Uranium in the Southern High Plains Could Equal Just Under One Year of U.S. Needs.
Mineral Resources Program
Media Advisory: Pecora 20 Conference on New Trends in Remote Sensing
Monitoring our changing planet is critical to supporting a world population expected to reach eight billion by 2025. Observing the Earth from space offers unprecedented levels of data and a holistic view, which enables scientists to detect the most critical trends in natural resource conditions at local and global scales.
New Tool Allows Users to Explore Mountains Worldwide
A new tool that gives users the most detailed view yet of the world's mountains is now available from the USGS. And it's as close as your computer or cellphone.
Land Change Science Program
U.S. and Canadian Scientists Explore Major Undersea Earthquake Fault
An international team of scientists just finished probing the depths of the Pacific Ocean offshore of Alaska and British Columbia, to better understand the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault. During the past century, the 700-mile-long fault has generated at least half a dozen major earthquakes, and future shocks threaten coastal communities in both the United States and Canada.
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Study Estimates about 2.1 Million People using Wells High in Arsenic
Most Arsenic Presumed to be From Naturally Occurring Sources