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An estimated 4.1 million people in the lower 48 states are potentially exposed to arsenic levels that exceed EPA’s drinking water standards

Cold-sensitive plants, animals moving north due to fewer, weaker winter freezes

Fort Collins, CO – Considered one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world and home to mule deer, pronghorn, sage-grouse, pygmy rabbits and more...

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In the latest database update based on the Critical Minerals List, the USGS has added Gallium to USMIN.

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce that David Brostuen has been selected as Director of the USGS National Geospatial Technical...

Satellite Orbital Space Flight Operations Center setting up at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in South Dakota

The USGS has added the critical mineral commodity tantalum to USMIN.

A citizen’s report of an invasive zebra mussel found in an aquarium moss package found in a pet store prompted a U.S. Geological Survey expert on...

A new paper from the USGS and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History documents some of the first scientific descriptions and names given to...