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Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

One hundred small streams in the Midwest were tested for pesticides during the 2013 growing season and found to contain, on average, 52 pesticides per...

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International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

Join volcano scientists from around the world during scientific meeting and associated public event in Portland.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

After the next significant earthquake, many sources will be disseminating information from a variety of accounts, tools and services.

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Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of North American...

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Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface magma intrusions (sills), rather than surface lava flows, may have triggered the Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event approximately...

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Harvesting Earthquake Fault Slip f­rom Laser Images of Napa's Vineyards

Harvesting Earthquake Fault Slip f­rom Laser Images of Napa's Vineyards

A new U.S. Geological Survey-led study suggests that earthquake-related deformation just below the Earth's surface can be quite different from how it...

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