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RESTON, Va. — The USGS recently release an update to the National Produced Waters Geochemical Database, a database of chemical information for oil and...

High phosphorus levels can drive overgrowth of algae and plants, depleting oxygen and causing harmful algal blooms, fish mortality and habitat loss. A...

On December 7, 2023 from 2–4pm EST, USGS hosted a live, virtual Honor Awards Ceremony. Watch video of event including closed captions and transcripts...

Just as storytelling is integral to the preservation of traditions of Indigenous culture, so is the importance of sharing of Earth observation data to...

Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho...

Jonathon Valente didn’t set out to be a mediator for scientists or science, but to help his field of landscape ecology out of a rut, that’s just what...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Science Analytics and Synthesis Advanced Research Computing (ARC) installed its newest supercomputer...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

The “centennial observing station” recognition —which includes streamgages for the first time—is part of an effort to maintain long-term earth...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey is investing millions of dollars in strengthening domestic supply chains for mineral resources critical to...