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The USGS has acquired a new state-of-the-art wave glider for constraining plate motions and earthquake processes along U.S. subduction zones.

Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce

In September 2022, the west coast of Alaska was struck by Extratropical Typhoon Merbok, generating significant storm surge that caused severe flooding...

The Arctic coast of Alaska is defined and shaped by ice—and, increasingly, waves. New studies from USGS researchers and collaborators examine how wind...

A recently completed series of data publications led by the U.S. Geological Survey represents the first time the fault has been mapped using...

As sea ice declines, more polar bears are coming onshore each summer and staying longer, increasing the potential for more human-bear interactions.

New techniques and a massive dataset have helped USGS scientists and partners determine why sea otter populations in southwest Alaska collapsed in the...

Minerals are a part of our daily lives. Critical minerals, sometimes referred to as strategic and critical, are mineral commodities that are vital to...

RESTON, Va.—The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today that Alaska will receive more than $6.75 million to conduct geologic mapping, airborne...

For centuries, humans have mined, refined, and utilized various metals and minerals found on land and along coasts. As global supply of these finite...