Videos

Cross sections showing the three-dimensional hydrogeologic framework from land surface (gray shading) to the bottom of the primary aquifer systems (tan shading) in the Williston Basin. All layers and cross sections have been vertically exaggerated by a factor of 20. Modified from USGS SIR 2014-5047 by Thamke and others.

Permanent Site: L1 East Transect; Depth: 11.3 Meters (37.1 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.3 Kilometers (1.4 Miles) west; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13957527,-123.59359993; Site Description: This transect is medium depth. Substrate is still mainly fine sediment/sand/mud with a few scattered boulders.

Permanent Site: L1 West Transect; Depth: 11.0 Meters (36.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.3 Kilometers (1.4 Miles) west; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13957527,-123.59427175; Site Description: This transect is medium depth. The first 20 meters contains scattered boulders (0:18 seconds).

Sunday, July 20th, 2014, marked the 45th anniversary of the day the world stood still and watched astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin land on the surface of the Moon. There is no question that the partnership between NASA and the USGS was crucial to the Apollo program's accomplishments.

Demonstration of the USGS Coastal Change Hazards portal, showing how to do a location search, view and share information.

Author interview on Missouri River streamflow trends report (U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5053)

This new global geologic map of Mars depicts the most thorough representation of the "Red Planet's" surface. This map provides a framework for continued scientific investigation of Mars as the long-range target for human space exploration. Note: This video has been released into the public domain by the U.S.

This Quicktime movie shows activity in the lava pond in the northeast portion of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. A lava pond has been here for months, but it enlarged considerably during the June 27 breakout as the lava level in the pond dropped.

This webinar was conducted as a part of the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center's Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

This time-lapse of Barter Island in Alaska during three summer months in 2014, shows the pack ice melting and the subsequent effects to the beach and permafrost cliffs from storms and summer temperatures. This camera sat on a fallen snow fence to capture storm events.

This Quicktime movie shows a large chunk of lava being pushed by the current in the channel.

Living Without Light

by Nancy Prouty, Research Oceanographer 

ARIS (Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar) imagery showing telemetry-tagged pallid sturgeon over spawning substrate in the Yellowstone River, North Dakota. Spawning locations in the Yellowstone River appear to be characterized by sand dunes interspersed with deposits of sorted, coarse gravels.

ARIS (Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar) imagery showing aggregations of pallid sturgeon and other fishes over coarse substrate deposits in the Yellowstone River, North Dakota.

USGS has released the assessment of biological carbon sequestration potential in eastern U.S. ecosystems.

This video, narrated by USGS scientist Brad Reed, provides a brief tutorial on the use of the USGS LandCarbon Viewing tool.

USGS and partners conducted an integrated pest management project on the Illinois River to determine the effectiveness of combining multiple tools in limiting populations of Asian carp.

Webinar on USGS research findings on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) contamination associated with coal-tar-based sealants and implications for environmental and human health. Dr.

With all but one deck in place, it's beginning to look like a ship. In this video, the pilot house is installed.

CE-QUAL-W2 temperature model animation of Hills Creek, Lookout Point, and Dexter Reservoirs on the Middle Fork Willamette River. Data are modeled for calendar year 2011. For supporting information, see http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1186/.

Time-lapse photo of a rainfall-induced runoff event at an edge-of-field surface site near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 10-11, 2016. Edge-of-field monitoring is used to assess the quantity and quality of agricultural runoff and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices that aim to reduce nutrient loss.