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Honey Bee Helpers: It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony

Honey Bee Helpers: It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony

Do you eat fruits and vegetables? What about nuts? If so, you can thank an insect pollinator, usually a honey bee. These small insects play a major...

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Source of the Seeps

Source of the Seeps

BGS Scientist Diana Sahy and USGS Scientist Nancy Prouty give us the low-down on where these rocks we've been seeing are coming from and, in the...

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WaterWords–Chemoherm

WaterWords–Chemoherm

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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WaterWords–Hydrothermal Vent

WaterWords–Hydrothermal Vent

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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Powell Expedition—Rafting Along the Colorado and Green Rivers. Then and Now.

Powell Expedition—Rafting Along the Colorado and Green Rivers. Then and Now.

This year marks the 150th anniversary— or sesquicentennial — of the historic expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers that Maj. John Wesley...

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Updated: Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake in Sichuan Province, China

Updated: Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake in Sichuan Province, China

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province near Changning, China on June 17, 2019 at 10:56 pm local time (14:56 UTC).

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Test your bee and other pollinator knowledge!

Test your bee and other pollinator knowledge!

It’s pollinator week and USGS is providing science to better understand the status of pollinator species. Here’s the chance to test your knowledge...

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WaterWords–Continental Margin

WaterWords–Continental Margin

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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The Secret Life of Bubbles

The Secret Life of Bubbles

GEOMAR experts Jens Greinert and Tim Weiss provide a more complete picture of undersea bubbles than you ever thought possible.

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WaterWords–Methanotroph

WaterWords–Methanotroph

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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WaterWords–Methanogen

WaterWords–Methanogen

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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Spinning a Food Web Nearly Three Thousand Feet Underwater

Spinning a Food Web Nearly Three Thousand Feet Underwater

USGS Scientists Jennie McClain-Counts and Amanda Demopoulos explain how this cruise will shed light on the relationships between living things...

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