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USGS Issues Revised Framework for Hydrogeology of Floridan Aquifer

USGS Issues Revised Framework for Hydrogeology of Floridan Aquifer

USGS scientists have updated the hydrogeologic framework for the Floridan aquifer system that underlies Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and...

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Many Dry Tortugas Loggerheads Actually Bahamas Residents

Many Dry Tortugas Loggerheads Actually Bahamas Residents

Many loggerhead sea turtles that nest in Dry Tortugas National Park head to rich feeding sites in the Bahamas after nesting, a discovery that may help...

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Genetics Provides New Clues about Lionfish Invasion

Genetics Provides New Clues about Lionfish Invasion

New genetic data suggest the red lionfish invasion in the Caribbean Basin and Western Atlantic started in multiple locations, not just one as...

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Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

MENLO PARK, Calif.— Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as early warning...
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Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

MENLO PARK, California — Los teléfonos móviles y otros dispositivos electrónicos personales podrían ayudar en las regiones donde se encuentran en uso...
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Southeast Ecological Science Center to Merge

Southeast Ecological Science Center to Merge

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Southeast Ecological Science Center in Gainesville and the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana will...

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Appalachian Basin Energy Resources — A New Look at an Old Basin

Appalachian Basin Energy Resources — A New Look at an Old Basin

Appalachian coal and petroleum resources are still available in sufficient quantities to contribute significantly to fulfilling the nation’s energy...

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Some Shallow-Groundwater Wells Affected by Bio-Based Fertilizers

Some Shallow-Groundwater Wells Affected by Bio-Based Fertilizers

Some shallow-groundwater wells next to or downhill from Orange County agricultural fields treated with bio-based fertilizers have nitrate levels above...

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New Study Sheds Light on Mammal Declines in Everglades National Park

New Study Sheds Light on Mammal Declines in Everglades National Park

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – – Nearly 80 percent of radio-tracked marsh rabbits that died in Everglades National Park in a recent study were eaten by Burmese...
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Dive In – Explore Thousands of Coastal and Seafloor Images

Dive In – Explore Thousands of Coastal and Seafloor Images

Thousands of photos and videos of the seafloor and coastline—most areas never seen before—are now available and easily accessible online. This is...
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North Carolina Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

North Carolina Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting North Carolina will be more...

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Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

The first section of a seepage barrier designed to prevent catastrophic failure of the 143-mile Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee, Florida...

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