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The era of large dam construction, which peaked in the U.S. six decades ago, is now giving way to an evolved paradigm. Climate change, population...

The USGS evaluated the habitat preferences of seabeach amaranth to better understand factors contributing to the species’ significant decline at...

Assessing earthquake hazards demands a comprehensive understanding of active faults, including their location, length, connectivity, slip rate, and...

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

Scientists from across USGS have created the first CONUS-wide collection of key tidal wetland metrics. These metrics provide data on habitat quality...

Beneath the seafloor lie vast stores of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—produced by the degradation of organic material, either by the earth’s heat or...

In new research, an international team of scientists including USGS oceanographers utilized advanced global hydrodynamic and climate models to project...

As climate change and human-induced disruptions threaten coral reefs worldwide, scientists are increasingly turning to the past to better understand...