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Queen of the Dead Rises

Queen of the Dead Rises

The National Map Corps Recognizes the Latest Volunteer Citizen Scientist - Queenofthedead

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EarthWord–Alluvial Fan

EarthWord–Alluvial Fan

On the 1st day of summer, we’ve got an #EarthWord that’s a fan-just not the cooling kind...

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EarthView–Beaufort Sea Ice Experiences Unusually Early Breakup

EarthView–Beaufort Sea Ice Experiences Unusually Early Breakup

Think breaking up is hard to do? Not for ice in the Beaufort Sea in this week’s EarthView...

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EarthWord–Scour

EarthWord–Scour

We’ve scoured the Earth to bring you this week’s EarthWord...

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

How many Americans live and work in areas exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes?

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EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

This week’s Earthview is of the Brazos River Flood...

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EarthView–Eye of the Sahara

EarthView–Eye of the Sahara

Believe it or not, it's not a meteor's impact crater!

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The Case of the Misplaced Deer

The Case of the Misplaced Deer

Featuring misplaced deer, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and a dishonest fur trader

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EarthWord – Type Locality

EarthWord – Type Locality

What's your type? Locality, that is...

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EarthView–Landsat 8 Imagery Reveals Heavy Flooding in Sri Lanka

EarthView–Landsat 8 Imagery Reveals Heavy Flooding in Sri Lanka

From the Fort McMurray wildfire, our EarthView turns now to flooding in Sri Lanka...

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Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky

Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky

Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky available for free download; add Census Bureau road data, wetlands layer and select trails.

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Making Your Mark on a Map

Making Your Mark on a Map

The USGS citizen science project, The National Map Corps, has reached another major milestone. Just over a year after reaching 100,000 “points”...

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