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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...

Wildfires reshape landscapes, both to the benefit and detriment of impacted areas. After the smoke clears, they can continue to cause hazards like...

The Interior Department highlighted USGS seafloor mineral science and a new factsheet on the potential for critical minerals on the global seafloor.

LARAMIE, WY -- The Wyoming State Geological Survey, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a high-resolution airborne geophysical...

USGS has selected 12 recipients to be awarded grant funding in FY2025 to address landslide risk reduction science. The grants will help advance...