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After 25 years of capturing Earth's changing landscape, the Landsat 7 satellite received its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey and...

RESTON, VA. — Low-level airplane flights are planned to begin soon over areas of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin using airborne...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to aid coastal...

USGS recently awarded more than \$23 million for earthquake monitoring and applied research. This funding supports earthquake research in high-risk...

As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal Storm Team is leveraging data from past storms to support decision-makers...

A new USGS report estimated 473 million barrels of oil and 27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas are undiscovered and technically recoverable in the...

RESTON, VA. — Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equal to one-tenth of the current U.S...

RESTON, VA. — Low-level airplane flights are planned over parts of the Connecticut River Valley to image geology using airborne geophysical technology...

RESTON, VA – The U.S. Geological Survey has invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to...

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in two formations under much of the Gulf of...