National News Releases

Biologists have confirmed white-nose syndrome in the southeastern bat, or Myotis austroriparius, for the first time. The species joins eight other...

Decades or longer may be needed to fully assess the effects of unconventional oil and gas production on the quality of groundwater used for drinking...

A new U.S. Geological Survey study that looked at the extensive harmful algal bloom that plagued Florida last year found far more types of...

Climate change combined with overlapping high-intensity land uses are likely to create conditions detrimental to the recreation economy, wildlife...

Budget Focuses on Core USGS Science and Efficiency.

The frequency and severity of coastal flooding throughout the world will increase rapidly and eventually double in frequency over the coming decades...

A new set of high-resolution geologic maps reveal complex geologic processes that suggest a dynamic, wet environment once existed on early Mars...

The warming climate has dramatically reduced the size of 39 glaciers in Montana since 1966, some by as much as 85 percent, according to data released...

U.S., Norwegian, and German scientists report back on the surprising results of an Arctic Ocean research expedition. 

Migratory mule deer in Wyoming closely time their movements to track the spring green-up, providing evidence of an underappreciated foraging benefit...