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2024
What Sea Lampreys Do In The Dark: A valentine's Story
What Sea Lampreys Do In The Dark: A valentine's Story
New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado River Basin
New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women Who Study Them
Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women Who Study Them
USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining
USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining
New guidelines for successful oil and gas reclamation
New guidelines for successful oil and gas reclamation
100K Topo TNM Perspective
100K Topo TNM Perspective
Instagram Live - DOI Secretary Haaland and USGS Director Applegate
Instagram Live - DOI Secretary Haaland and USGS Director Applegate
USGS scientists help lead development of crucial climate report
USGS scientists help lead development of crucial climate report
2023
Popular ice control products used at airports can increase phosphorus in nearby waterways
Popular ice control products used at airports can increase phosphorus in nearby waterways
USGS flood work in Maine
USGS flood work in Maine
USGS National Water Dashboard
USGS National Water Dashboard
North American Bat Monitoring Program
North American Bat Monitoring Program
Future Scenarios of Soil-climate for Sagebrush Ecosystems
Future Scenarios of Soil-climate for Sagebrush Ecosystems
USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation
USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation
Three historic USGS streamgages recognized by new World Meteorological Organization designation
Three historic USGS streamgages recognized by new World Meteorological Organization designation
NCA5 Webinar: Land Cover and Land Use Change
NCA5 Webinar: Land Cover and Land Use Change
Powerhouse of Paleo
Powerhouse of Paleo
Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance
Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance
Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor— what USGS is doing to change that
Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor— what USGS is doing to change that
Kepler Cascades
Kepler Cascades
Cinnamon Spouter
Cinnamon Spouter
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots
Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather
Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather
The Fifth National Climate Assessment
The Fifth National Climate Assessment
USGS provides $2 million to states to identify critical mineral potential in mine waste
USGS provides $2 million to states to identify critical mineral potential in mine waste
Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury
Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury
3 Cool Ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks
3 Cool Ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks
USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.
USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.
Bats, Bugs, and Boaters: Bat activity along the the Colorado River in Grand Canyon is determined by the availability of aquatic flies
Bats, Bugs, and Boaters: Bat activity along the the Colorado River in Grand Canyon is determined by the availability of aquatic flies
Florida bonneted bat
Florida bonneted bat
USGS Climate Science Capabilities
USGS Climate Science Capabilities
The Great ShakeOut (2023's Version)
The Great ShakeOut (2023's Version)
Resources for Reducing Risk, Building Resilience
Resources for Reducing Risk, Building Resilience
Study Confirms Age of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America
Study Confirms Age of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America
New Policies to Strengthen Climate Adaptation and Resilience Efforts
New Policies to Strengthen Climate Adaptation and Resilience Efforts
USGS Announces New Leaders for Five Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
USGS Announces New Leaders for Five Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Meet Legna Torres-Garcia, research oceanographer and all-around Science Boss
Meet Legna Torres-Garcia, research oceanographer and all-around Science Boss
Climate Research and Development Program
Climate Research and Development Program
Mendenhall Research Fellowships
Mendenhall Research Fellowships
September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month
The Great ShakeOut (2023's Version)
The Great ShakeOut (2023's Version)
Kīlauea Live-stream
Kīlauea Live-stream
Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World
Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
Purdue University to host new multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana’s wildlife and wild places
Purdue University to host new multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana’s wildlife and wild places
Climate Research and Development Program
Climate Research and Development Program
Alaska Glacial Outburst Flooding
Alaska Glacial Outburst Flooding
Coral Bleaching
Coral Bleaching
The Elwha River: Landscapes of Recovery
The Elwha River: Landscapes of Recovery
USGS Announces Expanded Partnerships for Three CASCs
USGS Announces Expanded Partnerships for Three CASCs
Take a break and recreate with USGS
Take a break and recreate with USGS
High water temperatures bleaching coral along south Florida coast
High water temperatures bleaching coral along south Florida coast
Autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments
Autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments
The Early Deer - and the Late Ones - Get the Herbs
The Early Deer - and the Late Ones - Get the Herbs
Predicted connectivity pathways between grizzly bear ecosystems in Western Montana
Predicted connectivity pathways between grizzly bear ecosystems in Western Montana
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Help Map Critical Mineral Resources in Montana
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Help Map Critical Mineral Resources in Montana
Winged Mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa)
Winged Mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa)
Field Research for the Benefit of Bees
Field Research for the Benefit of Bees
Butterfly distributions in response to climate and land use change
Butterfly distributions in response to climate and land use change
Using Pollinator Environmental DNA to Access the Ecological Resilience of America's Grasslands
Using Pollinator Environmental DNA to Access the Ecological Resilience of America's Grasslands
Species We Study: Pollinators
Species We Study: Pollinators
Pollinator Conservation and Climate Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Pollinator Conservation and Climate Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Ask A Bumblebee!
Ask A Bumblebee!
The Bee Lab
The Bee Lab
USGS Science in the American Territories
USGS Science in the American Territories
USGS develops new capability to forecast probability of storm related coastal change in Puerto Rico
USGS develops new capability to forecast probability of storm related coastal change in Puerto Rico
USGS desarrolla una nueva capacidad de pronosticar probabilidades de cambios costernos relacionados con tormentas en Puerto Rico
USGS desarrolla una nueva capacidad de pronosticar probabilidades de cambios costernos relacionados con tormentas en Puerto Rico
Kīlauea Live Stream
Kīlauea Live Stream
Environmental Health Program at the U.S. Geological Survey
Environmental Health Program at the U.S. Geological Survey
In a changing ecosystem, Yellowstone grizzly bears are resilient
In a changing ecosystem, Yellowstone grizzly bears are resilient
Burned Area Emergency Response
Burned Area Emergency Response
10 Ways Mount St. Helens Changed Our World
10 Ways Mount St. Helens Changed Our World
USGS invests millions in critical minerals mapping in Alaska
USGS invests millions in critical minerals mapping in Alaska
I Am A ... Herpetologist
I Am A ... Herpetologist
Wildlife Monitoring in the U.S. National Parks with Cell Phones
Wildlife Monitoring in the U.S. National Parks with Cell Phones
American Bullfrog Invasion and Impacts on Native Species in the Pacific Northwest
American Bullfrog Invasion and Impacts on Native Species in the Pacific Northwest
Cannibalistic-morph Tiger Salamanders in unexpected ecological contexts
Cannibalistic-morph Tiger Salamanders in unexpected ecological contexts
At the USGS, amphibians are out of sight but top of mind
At the USGS, amphibians are out of sight but top of mind
Airborne Geophysics Survey - Alabama's Graphite Belt
Airborne Geophysics Survey - Alabama's Graphite Belt
Biology Explorer
Biology Explorer
Underwater die-off of Diadema antillarum, the long-spined sea urchin
Underwater die-off of Diadema antillarum, the long-spined sea urchin
Accounting for U.S. ecosystem services at national and subnational scales
Accounting for U.S. ecosystem services at national and subnational scales
New USGS-FEMA study highlights economic earthquake risk in the U.S.
New USGS-FEMA study highlights economic earthquake risk in the U.S.
Webinar Series: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
Webinar Series: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
Remote Sensing of Biological Soil Crusts
Remote Sensing of Biological Soil Crusts
Grant funding will advance a novel immune-based strategy to prevent white-nose syndrome in North American bats
Grant funding will advance a novel immune-based strategy to prevent white-nose syndrome in North American bats
New insight on sea duck hearing could protect them from fishing nets
New insight on sea duck hearing could protect them from fishing nets
The Past, Present and Future of USGS Streamgages
The Past, Present and Future of USGS Streamgages
Building maps to help geothermal energy and greater sage-grouse coexist in Nevada's sagebrush country
Building maps to help geothermal energy and greater sage-grouse coexist in Nevada's sagebrush country
Climate Warming is Likely to Cause Large Increases in Wetland Methane Emissions
Climate Warming is Likely to Cause Large Increases in Wetland Methane Emissions
Celebrating Black History Month: USGS Wildlife Disease Coordinator Camille Hopkins
Celebrating Black History Month: USGS Wildlife Disease Coordinator Camille Hopkins
NAS FaST - Flood and Storm Tracker
NAS FaST - Flood and Storm Tracker
USGS Science and Technology Help Managers Battle Invasive Carps
USGS Science and Technology Help Managers Battle Invasive Carps
Updates for Wake Atoll biosecurity management, biological control, survey, and management, and integrated pest management plans
Updates for Wake Atoll biosecurity management, biological control, survey, and management, and integrated pest management plans
A Silver Lining for Invasive Species
A Silver Lining for Invasive Species
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Ecosystem Restoration Activity 6
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Ecosystem Restoration Activity 6
topoBuilder - OnDemand Topo Maps
topoBuilder - OnDemand Topo Maps
New research shows people, wildlife, and marine environments benefit when island-ocean connections are restored
New research shows people, wildlife, and marine environments benefit when island-ocean connections are restored
2022
From Saguaros to Submarines: 10 incredible stories about Earth's ecosystems you may have missed in 2022
From Saguaros to Submarines: 10 incredible stories about Earth's ecosystems you may have missed in 2022
New Big Game Migration Maps
New Big Game Migration Maps
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Ecosystems
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Ecosystems
Sea Birds and Offshore Wind Energy
Sea Birds and Offshore Wind Energy
Live Stream of Mauna Loa Eruption
Live Stream of Mauna Loa Eruption
Mauna Loa Volcano Eruption 2022 - Multimedia
Mauna Loa Volcano Eruption 2022 - Multimedia
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments
Great Alaska Earthquakes and a History of Dangerous Pacific Tsunamis
Great Alaska Earthquakes and a History of Dangerous Pacific Tsunamis
One Health and Structured Decision Making
One Health and Structured Decision Making
A Field Guide for Frights: Beware these Seven Wicked Wonders of the West
A Field Guide for Frights: Beware these Seven Wicked Wonders of the West
Trick or Treat? The Frightening Threats to Bats
Trick or Treat? The Frightening Threats to Bats
I Am A...Chiropterologist (Halloween Edition)
I Am A...Chiropterologist (Halloween Edition)
New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs
New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs
Flood and Storm Tracker Map: Hurricane Ian
Flood and Storm Tracker Map: Hurricane Ian
USGS Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan, 2021–26
USGS Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan, 2021–26
Energy development in migration corridors affects mule deer access to best forage
Energy development in migration corridors affects mule deer access to best forage
Polar Bear Hair Sheds Light on Seal Populations Under the Arctic Sea Ice
Polar Bear Hair Sheds Light on Seal Populations Under the Arctic Sea Ice
Stories of the Water Cycle
Stories of the Water Cycle
Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation
Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation
Redwood Tree Stumps Offer Clues to Past Earthquakes
Redwood Tree Stumps Offer Clues to Past Earthquakes
Water-Starved Shrubs Likely Intensified Recent Wildfires in Southern California
Water-Starved Shrubs Likely Intensified Recent Wildfires in Southern California
Geologic mapping and sampling in Alaska
Geologic mapping and sampling in Alaska
It's World Honey Bee Day
It's World Honey Bee Day
A Martian landscape right at home
A Martian landscape right at home
Dr. David Applegate - New Director of the USGS
Dr. David Applegate - New Director of the USGS
Mariposa Groves in Yosemite
Mariposa Groves in Yosemite
USGS biology and ecosystems science
USGS biology and ecosystems science
Fifty Years of Landsat: Watchman for Wildfires
Fifty Years of Landsat: Watchman for Wildfires
A disappearing act in Alaska
A disappearing act in Alaska
50th Anniversary of the Landsat Program
50th Anniversary of the Landsat Program
30 Years Ago - M7.3 in Mojave Desert
30 Years Ago - M7.3 in Mojave Desert
Pollinator Research Highlights at Eastern Ecological Science Center
Pollinator Research Highlights at Eastern Ecological Science Center
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $74 Million in Federal-State Partnership for Critical Minerals Mapping
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $74 Million in Federal-State Partnership for Critical Minerals Mapping
Marine Biodiversity Data
Marine Biodiversity Data
Mount St. Helens Eruption, May 18, 1980
Mount St. Helens Eruption, May 18, 1980
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day
Amphibian Week - Salamander
Amphibian Week - Salamander
Oregon Spotted Frog Science
Oregon Spotted Frog Science
Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health
Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health
Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health
Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health
Science Explorer - Climate