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In the wake of prolonged drought and massive fires in the western U.S., the fate and future of the iconic giant sequoia has been a top concern for...

Ostracodes are small (0.5 – 1.5 mm), seafloor-dwelling crustaceans who are sensitive to different environmental conditions. Changes in the environment...

Recently, a team of USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists traveled to Palmyra Atoll to collect sediment cores. Analyzing the cores and...

USGS is disentangling the interwoven fire-ecosystem-climate relationship to better understand and predict how it will change into the future.

Snow avalanches are a major natural hazard with substantial impacts on society, including human safety and commerce. USGS researchers are studying...

DENVER, Colo. — A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and partners in the U.S. and Mexico lends new insight into the puzzle of monarch butterfly...

President’s request to Congress promotes science to address climate change and natural-hazard resiliency while supporting national economic growth and...

2023 was another productive year for the USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program! Below are some summaries and highlights of Program work from the...