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“We are working way up in the headwaters and the question we get a lot is – who cares what’s going on way up there in the woods?” U.S. Geological...

In a new study, USGS scientists reconstruct 500 years of fire history in the dry-conifer forests of northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains.

It’s no secret that today’s wildfires are severe. But are current fire patterns novel or the norm? Partnering with experts across the West, USGS Fort...

A new publication advances our understanding of how the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field and geyser basins have changed over thousands of years. 

A new USGS study documents an unprecedented decline in two planktic foraminifera species from 2017-2020 in the northern Gulf. 

USGS scientists are using geochemical proxies to reconstruct past ocean conditions and better understand long-term changes to Earth's marine...

The USGS and partners are developing an AI-based tool capable of detecting dead and dying giant sequoia trees from high-resolution remote sensing...