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Less than 80 miles from Prudhoe Bay, home to the giant oil fields that feed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, lies the site of USGS’ latest oil and gas...

It would be no exaggeration to say that without minerals, no aspect of our daily lives would be possible.

The U.S. Geological Survey makes progress on a complex undertaking to survey the quality of the nation’s largest drinking-water sources.

New reports...

The USGS has up-to-date details on the November 30, 2017 event.

"Gravity Never Sleeps":  The USGS collaborates with community partners for a series of briefings on Capitol Hill to discuss national landslide hazards...

Visit our new USGS fire webpage to learn how USGS fire science is making a difference

It may be hard to believe the legend that sailors long-at-sea once considered manatees to be mermaids. The manatee nickname – the “Sea Cow” – which...

A team of USGS scientists spent two weeks in the isolated Glacier Bay National Park, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in North America.

India has the highest net cropland area while South Asia and Europe are considered agricultural capitals of the world.

The USGS has up-to-date details on the November 12, 2017 event.