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

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

From petrified forests to a fiery crater burning for 50+ years, these eight geological phenomena reveal Earth's mysterious ...

The Imperial Valley has been recognized as one of the most unique places for geological study. It may not seem like much to ...

New evidence collected by China's Zhurong rover makes a compelling case for the existence of ancient oceans on Mars.

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 ...

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 ...

The discovery of a new fault line may explain the unusually strong and displaced shaking from April’s magnitude 4.8 ...

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

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 ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 was recorded near Borrego Springs Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.