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The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program made another technological step forward and produced two high-quality maps of coastal regions in Cape Cod...

On October 17, 2015, a rain-soaked mountainside slid into Taan Fiord on Icy Bay, sending a giant wave more than 500 feet up the opposite slope.

June marks National Oceans Month, a month dedicated to recognizing the natural beauty and importance of Earth’s oceans and coasts. Check out 6 cool...

The stories in the April - May 2016 issue of Sound Waves:

Most years, USGS research geologist Patrick Barnard and his colleagues quietly develop detailed coastal hazard forecasts that include the effects of...

The latest tool designed to help manage the threatened piping plover is only a download away; iPlover is the first smartphone data collection...

For coastal residents, the constant movement of sand along the shore is fascinating, until it becomes frightening.

A new video, “Exploring Causes of Coral Disease,” follows USGS researchers as they investigate potential causes of black band disease affecting corals...

Recent research outlines the severe consequences that bottom trawling has on loose sediment on the ocean floor.