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November 9, 2015

Newly Released Photo Catalog Puts US Landscapes On Exhibit

The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that it has made part of a huge national repository of geographically referenced USGS field photographs...

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November 8, 2015

Las Vegas Holds Key to Abrupt Climate Change

According to new U.S. Geological Survey research springs and marshes in the desert outside Las Vegas expanded and contracted dramatically in response...

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November 5, 2015

Removing Nitrogen from Groundwater Has New Ally: Anammox

USGS scientists have conducted the first-ever field measurements of anammox activity in groundwater, demonstrating that nitrogen removal from...

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November 4, 2015

Native Bees Foraging in Fields Are Exposed to Neonicotinoid Insecticides and other Pesticides

According to the first-ever study of pesticide residues on field-caught bees, native bees are exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides and other...

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November 4, 2015

Report Shows Potential Groundwater Supplies in Valleys of New York’s Eastern Chemung County

Areas of sand and gravel in contact with the Chemung River are the most favorable for potential large-scale groundwater supply within the largest...

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November 4, 2015

Acid Rain Effects on Forest Soils begin to Reverse

Soil acidification from acid rain that is harmful to plant and aquatic life has now begun to reverse in forests of the northeastern United States and...

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