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A prolific map editor and longtime volunteer with The National Map Corps has reached the top program award.

Program coordinators are now accepting applications for the 2018 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp.

A trio of recently released studies shows how fish, macroinvertebrates, and algae are affected by chemical and physical stressors

On a humid August morning in south-central Alaska, a group of scientists hiked for four miles along a horse trail armed with rifles and an order to make as much noise as possible.

Scientists investigate the impacts of shoreline armoring

The USGS citizen science project, The National Map Corps, has reached another major milestone.

In June of 2014, the USGS released the first-ever polar bear point-of-view footage, offering a never-seen-before perspective from the top Arctic predator.

The first great geologic expeditions of the United States set off in the mid-1800s, equipped with mules, rifles, and early scientific instruments. Their goal: to uncover the great mineral wealth of the United States and learn about its earliest geologic history.

At 12:32 am Alaska time on January 23, 2018, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Alaska residents out of their beds and set off fears of a tsunami all down the West Coast. Fortunately, the tsunami was only a few inches in height, but within an hour of the earthquake in Alaska, waves of a different sort were hitting far away in Florida. 

Sharing isn’t always polite, judging by this EarthWord. 

Free and rapid imagery was provided through the USGS Hazard Data Distribution System.