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July 14, 2016

Sources of Excessive Nutrients in the Transboundary Red-Assiniboine River Basin Identified by Binational Research Team

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July 13, 2016

Technical Announcement: USGS Puts Global Copper Assessments on the Map

We're putting our assessments on the map...literally!

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July 7, 2016

Hyperspectral Surveying: A Tool for Assessing the Mineral Potential of Alaska

Alaska is a major producer of base and precious metals and has a high potential for additional undiscovered mineral resources. However, discovery is...

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June 21, 2016

New USGS Alaska Geochemical Atlas Tells Rich Tales About the Last Frontier

The U.S. Geological Survey has produced a new compilation of landscape-scale sediment and soil geochemical data for Alaska. This was last completed...

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June 21, 2016

New GIS-Ready Topographic Map Style Template Released

Map Viewer Enhancements: Upgrades to The National Map Viewer increase the platform capabilities and user experience; released in time to be...

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June 17, 2016

USGS Uses Science Diplomacy and Collaboration to Advance Precipitation Monitoring in Cuba

Science diplomacy is the use of collaborations among nations to address common scientific problems and to build constructive international...

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June 13, 2016

Designing Mortality Monitoring at Solar Facilities

Addressing a need for wildlife monitoring at solar power facilities

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June 2, 2016

USGS Online Mapper Provides a Decadal Look at Groundwater Quality

A first of its kind, national assessment of an unseen, valuable resource used by millions of people.

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May 25, 2016

Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Project Proposals Announced

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and sponsors, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in collaboration with the...

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May 23, 2016

New Tool Aims to Help Balance Supply and Demand of Water Resources

A new computer model allows water managers to better manage water distribution.

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May 19, 2016

Understanding How Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Creates Mountains

Mountains on Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon, are formed by a unique geologic mechanism not found elsewhere in the solar system, according to a new study...

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April 12, 2016

USGS Continues to Write History

The fourth volume of the comprehensive history of the U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals, Lands, and Geology for the Common Defence and General Welfare...

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