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American pikas – small herbivores that typically live in rocky slopes, known as talus, across many mountain ranges in the American West – are...

There is an elevated incidence of skin and liver tumors among White Suckers caught in certain Wisconsin rivers that flow into Lake Michigan according...

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jason McVay at 319-430-6962.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy on 24 Aug 2016 at  03:36 a.m. local time (01:36 a.m. UTC)

A U.S. Geological Survey streamgage, dormant since 2003, was recently reactivated in the city of Frankton, Indiana through a funding partnership with...

Look! In the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane! Wait, run, it’s this week’s EarthWord!

The USGS response to the Louisiana floods is part of the larger USGS flood science mission...

Wonder what Backwater Flooding is? We've got your answer here...

All affected USGS scientists are alive and well, and our flood work continues...

Sentinel 2A's coverage shows it can be a great complement to Landsat imagery.