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U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring flooding on the Mendenhall River as water releases from Suicide Basin’s glacier-dammed lake.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in the Phosphoria Total Petroleum system in...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as early August over the Duluth Complex and Cuyuna Range in Northeastern Minnesota to image...

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...