Lately, Matthew Kauffman has been thinking a lot about spaghetti — wildlife spaghetti lines, that is. “Our task with the analysis is to figure out: what is the population doing? Right? We think of it ...

Reston, VA – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) announced that they have developed an updated geologic time scale and color scheme for use in ...

No audio available for this content. The app currently aids a growing number of people who reference digital devices for work or recreation. Travelers, scientists and conservation and environmental ...

For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey released maps identifying potential ground-shaking hazards from both human-induced and natural earthquakes. In the past, USGS maps only identified ...

Last week's magnitude-5.2 earthquake in southern Illinois is a reminder that earthquakes are a national hazard, says the U.S. Geological Survey, which earlier this week released an updated version of ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has published a new set of maps to observe the destruction caused by Hawaii’s Volcano Kilauea. The government agency continues to publish maps at a fast cadence as they ...

New maps released by the U.S. Geological Survey reveal that 7 million people are now living in areas at high risk for earthquakes. Not naturally occurring earthquakes but man-made – induced by oil and ...

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars next year, it will be equipped with some of the most precise maps of Mars ever created, courtesy of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Not only are the ...

Damage prediction, with red as the most severe, if there was a magnitude 7.0 quake along California's Hayward Fault. (USGS map) The USGS, along with approximately 60 partners, released a new fact ...

A first-ever study from the U.S. Geological Survey found roughly 40 percent of groundwater contains lithium above EPA’s health reference level. The U.S. Geological Survey mapped for the first time ...