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Climate Camps Expose Scientists and Resource Managers to the Power of Working Together to Address Climate Change

Climate Camps Expose Scientists and Resource Managers to the Power of Working Together to Address Climate Change

Each summer the Northwest Climate Science Center hosts a weeklong Climate Boot Camp. The Boot Camp invites early career climate professionals from the...

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Media Advisory: Second Round of USGS Studies Begin to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath Portions of the Upper Midwest

Media Advisory: Second Round of USGS Studies Begin to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath Portions of the Upper Midwest

Residents and visitors should not be alarmed to witness a low-flying airplane above the broader Iron Mountain-Ralph-Escanaba-Menominee region.

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Bat with white-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington state

Bat with white-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. – White-nose syndrome (WNS) has been confirmed in a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) found near North Bend – the first recorded...

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Crude Oil Byproducts in Groundwater Plumes

Crude Oil Byproducts in Groundwater Plumes

A new study suggests that the degraded breakdown products of oil-spill contaminants in groundwater could be just as important to monitor as the...
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Technical Announcement: USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals 2016 Round II

Technical Announcement: USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals 2016 Round II

The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $4 million in cooperative agreements to support participation in the National Ground-Water Monitoring...
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Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Scientists studying rare earth and critical elements now have a solid foundation for future research, as detailed in a special volume of the Society...

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New Maps Illuminate Monterey Bay Area Seafloor

New Maps Illuminate Monterey Bay Area Seafloor

Six new sets of maps reveal the diverse and complex range of seafloor habitats along 130 kilometers (80 miles) of the central California coast from...

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Study Shows Cold and Windy Nights Physically Drain Mangy Wolves

Study Shows Cold and Windy Nights Physically Drain Mangy Wolves

During winter, wolves infected with mange can suffer a substantial amount of heat loss compared to those without the disease, according to a study by...

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Media Advisory: Public Invitation: April 7 Western South Dakota Hydrology Meeting

Media Advisory: Public Invitation: April 7 Western South Dakota Hydrology Meeting

Media and the public are invited to attend a free meeting about South Dakota water issues on Thursday, April 7, in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Media Advisory: USGS Goes Airborne to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath the Upper Midwest

Media Advisory: USGS Goes Airborne to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath the Upper Midwest

Beginning in early April and continuing for approximately two weeks, the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct an aerial survey designed to scan the...

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Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art

Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art

Striking patterns, colors, and shapes emerge from nature

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EarthWord – Induced Seismicity

EarthWord – Induced Seismicity

The occurrence or frequency of earthquakes for which the origin is attributable to human activities.

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