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The USGS and its research partners in India and Japan have reported on one of the most extensive data sets ever collected on the occurrence of natural...

USGS continues its estimates of technically recoverable oil and gas in Alaska's North Slope.

Projected impacts include widespread loss of fish and invertebrate species in the region

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of California pressed the “go” button to allow the first-ever statewide public testing of the...

The U.S. Geological Survey today unveiled a new web-based interactive map that marks an important step toward mapping areas that could be at higher...

Two awardees have been recognized with the 2019 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.

The Marcellus Shale and Point Pleasant-Utica Shale formations of the Appalachian Basin contain an estimated mean of 214 trillion cubic feet of...

Access to 3D seismic mapping, along with a greater understanding of gas hydrate reservoir properties, yields estimates that are more precise.

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published Aug. 29 and was updated Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 to reflect changes in the number and locations of...

The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded more than $12.5 million to seven universities and a university-governed non-profit to support operation...