National News Releases

RESTON, Va. — The longest mule deer migration on record, the focus of a long-term USGS study, is one of 20 large mammal migrations included in the...

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation is joining the Integrated Water Resources Science and Services, an innovative partnership of federal agencies...

RESTON, Va. — Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Today, the U.S. Geological Survey officially opened the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on The University of Alabama...

GOLDEN, Col. — After nearly two decades of data collection, the first-ever nationwide survey of Earth’s electrical conductivity is available. 

Mexican free-tailed bat habitats overlap strongly with areas suitable for wind energy, but the risk of collisions varies throughout the year.

RESTON, VA — The geological surveys of the U.S., Australia, and Canada are unveiling major updates to a shared database on mineral ores: an increase...

GOLDEN, Colo.  —  A new scientific mechanism for assessing the potential risk to worldwide mineral commodity supplies from seismic activity has been...

A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies...

PEMBROKE, NH — The first national estimates of naturally occurring lithium in groundwater that can be used for drinking water were recently published...