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For outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and adventurers, maps are more than just a tool – they are a gateway to exploration. The U.S. Geological Survey has...

To learn more about the seismotectonics of the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone, check out our new geonarrative.

Picture a remote Alaskan town connected to the outside world by a single bridge spanning a wild river. When massive ice blocks dam up rivers and then...

The study will assess whether the bait platforms could aid invasive carp removal.

The Department of the Interior is taking decisive steps to recover critical minerals essential to America’s economic strength, national defense, and...

Deep beneath the southeastern U.S. lies a hidden world of critical minerals and potential earthquake risks. A U.S. Geological Survey geologic mapping...

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey used cutting-edge Earth science to publish the first off-planet mineral prospectivity map – assessing likely...

Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as late July over the Black Hills and Bear Lodge areas of Wyoming and South Dakota to image geology using...

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geology Survey will conduct low-level helicopter flights over parts of southern Colorado to map critical minerals using...

Beneath the Western U.S. lies a vast, largely untapped reservoir of energy: geothermal heat.