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USGS has selected 12 recipients to be awarded grant funding in FY2025 to address landslide risk reduction science. The grants will help advance...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations of the Maverick Basin...

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under the Los Angeles Basin...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under Wyoming and parts of...

Reston, Va. — The USGS released projections for world production capacity for seven critical minerals and helium for the next five years in the first...

Record prices for gold and silver helped to offset declines in U.S. production of critical minerals used in batteries, the 30th annual Mineral...

The study finds that hunting can be an effective form of disease control when enacted consistently at high levels over many years.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey today published the first map of the prospective locations of naturally-occurring geologic hydrogen resources...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) today released the National Water Availability Assessment, a pioneering scientific overview of water...

RESTON, Va. — In a U.S. Geological Survey-led study, researchers combined more than a decade of data on dragonfly mercury concentrations with commonly...