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The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, was unprecedented in the modern history of Japan, according to scientists at the U.S...

The USGS works cooperatively through the National Park Service International Volunteers in Parks (IVIP) Program to facilitate international student...

A group of undergraduate students in the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) visited the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Woods Hole...

The USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center has partnered with the Pier Aquarium in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, to create a...

With the excellent programming skills of Mark Hansen (USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida) and Stephan Meylan (Jacobs Technology, contracted to the USGS)...

These furry predators remain an icon of the California coast, and so when word spreads about a record year for sea otter deaths, it quickly captures...

Deep-sea coral ecosystems are now widely recognized as biodiversity hotspots.

An online guide to diatoms of the United States is available, including readily accessible images for identification.

The South Bay Science Symposium was held at the USGS campus in Menlo Park, California. The USGS is a major player in a partnership of federal, state...