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Friday's Findings - April 26, 2024

Friday's Findings - April 26, 2024

Title:  Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine 

Date:  April 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific 

Speaker:  Bec...

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Media Alert: USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango

Media Alert: USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango

DURANGO, Colo.— Weather contingent, U.S. Geological Survey crews will be deploying various airborne technologies to better understand avalanche prone...

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

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

DENVER, Colo. — A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and partners in the U.S. and Mexico lends new insight into the puzzle of monarch butterfly...

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Friday's Findings - January 12, 2024

Friday's Findings - January 12, 2024

Title:  Ancient human footprints in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum

Speakers:  Kathleen Springer and Jeff Pigati, Research Geologists...

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Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine

Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine

When resource specialists with the National Park Service noticed some peculiar patterns in Ponderosa pine trees in their park, they sent out a call to...

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Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America

Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing...

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USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

A small fleet of drones recently buzzed through the sky over the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

The EROS Cal/Val Center...

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New online tool serves USGS geochronology data in state-of-the-art way

New online tool serves USGS geochronology data in state-of-the-art way

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed an updated, point and click web application for accessing a geochronology database with sample summary and...

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Land cover matters: Trees as a solution to Denver’s Urban Air Temperature Challenges

Land cover matters: Trees as a solution to Denver’s Urban Air Temperature Challenges

This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation

Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation

A new USGS report shows a link between air disturbed by wind turbines and vegetation patterns

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Bird Mortality at Renewable Energy Facilities have Population-Level Effects

Bird Mortality at Renewable Energy Facilities have Population-Level Effects

A recent study shows nearly half of bird species studied were vulnerable to population-level effects from fatalities at renewable energy facilities. 

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Fossilized Footprints Reveal Human Habitation of North America Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought

Fossilized Footprints Reveal Human Habitation of North America Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought

ALAMOGORDO – New scientific research conducted at White Sands National Park in New Mexico has uncovered the oldest known human footprints in North...

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