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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...

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.

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

Evaluating the predictions associated with climate change just became easier with the development of new statistical methods designed to assess the...

A new global geologic map of Mars –the most thorough representation of the "Red Planet's" surface – has been published by the U.S. Geological Survey...

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

Fighting Drought with Fire

New U.S. Geological Survey-led research suggests that even though amphibians are severely declining worldwide, there is no smoking gun – and thus no...

These are the first published studies to demonstrate water-quality impacts to a surface stream due to activities at an unconventional oil and gas...