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    Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Pet Stores in 21 States

    Agencies, industry in coordinated response to help stores and consumers find and destroy troublesome shellfish

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    Map of the Southern Pacific Ocean Earthquakes

    The USGS has up-to-date details on the March 4, 2021events.

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    Dive into the world of science! Read these stories and narratives to learn about news items, hot topics, expeditions underway, and much more.

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    Image: Tsunami-Relocated Car
    Date published: December 23, 2014

    Indian Ocean Tsunami Remembered — Scientists reflect on the 2004 Indian Ocean that killed thousands

    In the early hours of Dec. 26, 2004, one of the world’s most powerful earthquakes triggered one of the largest tsunamis in 40 years.

    Image: Muir Inlet
    Date published: December 17, 2014

    Winter is Coming! The Science of Ice and Fire

    The HBO series, Game of Thrones, the television adaptation of the book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, has captured the imagination of over 24 million viewers for the last four years. Though the show takes place in the fictional seven kingdoms of Westeros, there are parts of the show that can be paralleled to Earth science today.

    A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska
    Date published: December 15, 2014

    The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer

    Caribou, North America’s wild reindeer, have lives apart from their famous role on Christmas Eve. Reindeer, of course, is another common name for caribou (Rangifer tarandus) a large, cold-adapted, herding herbivore related to deer, elk and moose

    Image: Candor Colles of Candor Chasma, Mars
    Date published: December 12, 2014

    New USGS Map of Mars is Most Detailed One Yet

    The U.S. Geological Survey released its highest-resolution geologic map of Mars today, and it is the most detailed representation of the Red Planet to date

    Attribution: Astrogeology Science Center
    Historical photo of a flood on Willamette River in Oregon from 1964
    Date published: December 11, 2014

    The Christmas Flood of 1964

    The Christmas flood of 1964 encompassed about 200,000 square miles, or roughly the size of France, resulted in 47 deaths, left thousands homeless and caused more than $540 million ($3.9 billion today) worth of damage.

    Attribution: Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
    Image: Sea Otter Ready for a Nap
    Date published: September 22, 2014

    Slowly Swimming Towards Recovery, California’s Sea Otter Numbers Holding Steady

    When sea otters want to rest, they wrap a piece of kelp around their body to hold themselves steady among the rolling waves. Likewise, California’s sea otter numbers are holding steady against the many forces pushing against their population recovery, according to the latest field survey led by federal, state, aquarium, and university scientists.

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    Image: Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
    Date published: May 12, 2014

    Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Birds, Bats, and Bugs

    Migratory birds provide ecosystem benefits that include pest control, pollination of plants and serve as food sources for other wildlife.  They are also a source of recreation for millions of bird watchers and enthusiasts who provide food and design backyard habitats to attract a variety of species throughout the year.

    Attribution: Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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    Date published: February 11, 2014

    Mapping the Nation’s Wind Turbines

    Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing sectors of renewable energy in the United States.  About 3% of the total electricity in the United States was generated by wind turbines in 2012 (according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration), which is equivalent to the annual electricity use for about 12 million households.

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    Date published: December 31, 2013

    Archived Featured Stories

    Listing of archived Featured Stories (previously called "Top Stories") from 2013 and prior.

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    Date published: June 26, 2013

    The Gigaton Question: How Much Geologic Carbon Storage Potential Does the United States Have?

    On May 9, 2013, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere officially passed the 400 parts per million mark, an atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide not seen in more than 800,000 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

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    Date published: May 2, 2013

    USGS Releases New Oil and Gas Assessment for Bakken and Three Forks Formations

    On April 30, 2013, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.  The assessments found that the formations contain an estimated mean of 7.4 billion barrels (BBO) of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil.  The updated...

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    Date published: February 27, 2013

    Fueling the Mix: Coal and U.S Electric Power Generation

    Coal is an important fuel source in the United States today. Responsible for approximately 39 percent of the country’s electrical generation, coal is vital to the day-to-day operation of people’s lives.

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