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New USGS map shows where landslides are most likely to occur in U.S.

Map includes the contiguous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico

USGS experts forecast Francine to result in coastal change in Texas and Louisiana

Three-quarters of coastal Louisiana to experience some level of erosion, USGS experts say

USGS mapping of western mule deer migration featured in new global atlas

USGS mapping of western mule deer migration featured in new global atlas

A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho

These predictions can help to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the region

Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

This news comes as scientists assess potential costs of a looming amphibian disease before it arrives on US shores

First study to quantify global earthquake risk to mineral supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists dig into how potential seismicity could impact the supplies of mineral commodities like copper and rhenium around the world