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How sea ice, ocean currents, and climate change may have affected early human migration to North America

How sea ice, ocean currents, and climate change may have affected early human migration to North America

Based on paleoclimate records and climate models, researchers have identified the most feasible time periods for early human migrations along the...

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USGS Records Nonfuel Mineral Production Jump of $3.6 Billion in 2022

USGS Records Nonfuel Mineral Production Jump of $3.6 Billion in 2022

RESTON, Va. – U.S. mines produced approximately \$98.2 billion in nonfuel mineral commodities in 2022—an estimated $3.6 billion increase over the 2021...

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New USGS Study Offers Roadmap to the Economics of Chronic Wasting Disease

New USGS Study Offers Roadmap to the Economics of Chronic Wasting Disease

The cost of chronic wasting disease as it continues to spread isn't just measured in loss of deer and elk lives, it's also measured by the money...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Oklahoma

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Oklahoma

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Oklahoma Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic mapping and...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Nevada

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Nevada

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Texas

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Texas

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Texas Bureau of Economic Geology are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Idaho

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Idaho

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Idaho Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic mapping and...

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The USGS Seeks Public Comment on Helium Supply Risk

The USGS Seeks Public Comment on Helium Supply Risk

RESTON, Va — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it is providing an opportunity to comment by March 16, 2023, on helium supply risk. 

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Back and Forth: Public invited to ask questions and learn more about the low-level helicopter flying above the Illinois River Basin

Back and Forth: Public invited to ask questions and learn more about the low-level helicopter flying above the Illinois River Basin

Media representatives: Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, SkyTEM, and various partners for a demonstration takeoff of the low-flying helicopter...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in South Carolina

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in South Carolina

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources-Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Michigan

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Michigan

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Michigan Geological Survey are investing $300,000 in mapping the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Maine

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Maine

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Maine Geological survey are investing about $300,000 to conduct detailed 1:24,000-scale...

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