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EarthWord–Thermal Maturity

EarthWord–Thermal Maturity

No, this EarthWord isn’t a trait of adult petroleum basins, but it is related to how old they are...

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Scientists Ground Truth What Influences Hurricanes

Scientists Ground Truth What Influences Hurricanes

Scientists looked back 10 to 13 thousand years to gain real-world insight into the environmental factors that influence hurricanes near Florida and...

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New Report on Channel Bed Erosion Helps Assess Bridge Stability in St. Louis

New Report on Channel Bed Erosion Helps Assess Bridge Stability in St. Louis

A new assessment of channel bed erosion near 13 highway bridges in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area is now available in an online report from the...

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Forecasting the World’s Energy Resources

Forecasting the World’s Energy Resources

It is difficult to overstate the importance of energy to the American economy.  Managing this vital sector depends on knowing how many energy...

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EarthWord–Cracking

EarthWord–Cracking

This EarthWord is probably what you’ve been doing thanks to our fantastic puns...

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Recent Changes to Dynamic Services in The National Map

Recent Changes to Dynamic Services in The National Map

Many of The National Map dynamic overlay services have new schemas and updated cartography to provide a better user experience in The National Map...

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EarthWord–Continuous Resources

EarthWord–Continuous Resources

This EarthWord may sound infinite, but it actually refers to a type of finite resource...

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Benefits of Understanding the Earth at its Core

Benefits of Understanding the Earth at its Core

Earth cores provide a glimpse of what lies beneath the surface.

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New Uranium Mineral Named for USGS Scientist

New Uranium Mineral Named for USGS Scientist

Everyone’s seen the news–scientists discover a new species of fly and name it for Beyonce; scientists discover a new species of monkey and auction its...

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Annual Southern Sea Otter Survey: Despite Small Population Dip, Species Moves a Step Closer to Recovery

Annual Southern Sea Otter Survey: Despite Small Population Dip, Species Moves a Step Closer to Recovery

According to data released Friday by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners, the three-year average of the total counts of southern sea otters was...

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USGS Partners with Four Cities to Improve Urban Waterways

USGS Partners with Four Cities to Improve Urban Waterways

This fall more than $1.5 million is being invested in improving urban lands and waters thanks to expanded USGS partnerships with Albuquerque, New...

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USGS Crews Are in the Field Documenting the Extent of Flooding from Hurricane Irma

USGS Crews Are in the Field Documenting the Extent of Flooding from Hurricane Irma

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they work in the field to document how high the flood waters and storm surge from Hurricane...

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