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Wetlands across the U.S. and around the world act as a crucial link between land and water, providing a number of services such as removing excess...

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015 at 06:11:26 UTC. Visit the USGS event page to learn more about this earthquake.

Once so cheap it was used for pennies, copper is now so valuable that pennies contain almost no copper and they still cost more than one cent to make...

Are you one in a million? The USGS is part of the millions participating on April 30 for America’s PrepareAthon! You should join too.

Along with many countries around the world, the United States faces two significant, and sometimes competing, challenges: (1) providing sustainable...

From the 1880s to the 1950s, the U. S. Geological Survey used engraved copper plates in the process of printing many thousands of topographic and ...

The U.S. Geological Survey, through the National Geospatial Program, has delivered more than 18 million US Topo quadrangles and Historic Topographic...

USGS scientists realized that it was not enough to produce maps and reports that would gather dust if  no one was trained to use them.

A large landslide occurred in northwest Washington on March 22, 2014, leading to tragic loss of life and destruction of property. 

Sea level rise, associated with climate change, is threatening natural resources, communities and cultures across the United States, its territories...