Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

Ocean explorers spotted what looked like a "yellow brick road" to Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean in 2022. Here's what we know ...

COURTESY USGS This map shows the location of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Hawaii island early Tuesday morning. COURTESY USGS This map shows the location of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Hawaii island ...

Efforts to map groundwater, expand research and analyze water data are getting an injection with state and federal grants. The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology announced Tuesday its New ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in ...

A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out low-level flights above the High Desert as part of a USGS survey.

Gideon Futerman was visiting the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in the summer when he spotted Google's car-mounted ...

The USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on groundwater supplies with detectable levels of PFAS.

THOSE who want to learn about the county's geology and archaeology without the hassle will be able to with author John Firth’s new book. Geology and Archaeology of Hampshire: For People Who Aren’t ...

The United States of America may literally be sitting on top of buried treasure! Researchers explain what the discovery of ...