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Resource managers can simulate how increased or decreased pumping from the aquifer system or changes in precipitation and climate would affect...

In what year did the United States experience the most acres burned from wildfires (on record)?

Reporters: Do you want to interview USGS scientists as they measure flooding? Please contact Shaun Wicklein at smwickle@usgs.gov or 804-399-9929. 

These interactive, mobile-friendly websites use maps of beach locations to indicate whether or not estimated bacteria levels exceed state safety...

See a flock of birds fall from the sky? There’s an #EarthWord for that, and it isn’t “apocalypse”

A high-tech buoy that monitors water quality in real time was just installed in one of New England’s most popular lakes, where in the future it will...

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and Louisiana State University have identified a new genus and species of cavefish from Mexico, the Oaxaca...

Parts of greater Siberia, usually known for its shivering, is heating up in this week's EarthView...

The National Map Corps Recognizes the Latest Volunteer Citizen Scientist - Queenofthedead

USGS-USDA Modeling Research Show Up to 34% Reduction in Nitrogen from Agricultural Conservation Practices