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This is the second-largest assessment of potential shale & tight gas resources that the USGS has ever conducted.

The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers have been awarded honorable...

Looking ahead at the water cycle.

Highest concentrations found in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois. 

A graduate student at The University of Toledo is the first researcher to find direct proof of grass carp, a type of invasive Asian carp, spawning in...

Reporters: Do you want to interview USGS scientists as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista.

New USGS models help predict storm effects on beaches

As the 2016 hurricane season opens, weather forecasters, emergency managers and coastal residents...

Fate of Alaska's large carbon reserves could affect greenhouse gas concentration.

More vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms is now available with the addition of...

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide