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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps remap Nevada for critical minerals

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.7 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Heating Limestone: A Major CO₂ Culprit in Construction

While most people realize that cars, planes, and power plants contribute to climate change, there's another major source of greenhouse gases that's often overlooked. It's all around us –perhaps even...

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The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour

On March 27, 1964 at 5:36 p.m. local time an earthquake of magnitude 9.2 occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska, approximately 15.5 miles (25 km) beneath the surface. Alaska’s largest...

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USGS Earth MRI invests in Colorado critical mineral mapping

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey announced it will invest approximately $1.6 million to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on critical mineral resources across the northeast...

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Critical mineral mapping across regions of Nebraska, Kansas underway thanks...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey recently announced it will invest about $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on critical...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund critical mineral mapping across...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.2 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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The scoop on what USGS hopes to find in a Summit County trench

RSVP requested to Heidi Koehler by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, hkoehler@usgs.gov, 720-320-1246   If you’d like to speak with a USGS scientist before Friday, please contact Heidi Koehler. 

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming’s...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of south-central...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding advances geologic data collection in...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $5.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology of Sioux Falls,...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Join us on Sept 29 for the USGS Open House in Flagstaff!

Get ready to launch into a day of discovery! Join us on September 29, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the USGS campus in Flagstaff, AZ, to explore interactive displays and activities related to...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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International Geological Congress 2024

USGS participates in the International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

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Jennifer Lacey Selected as Associate Director for Core Science Systems...

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Jennifer Lacey as the new Associate Director (AD) for the Core Science Systems Mission Area (CSS).

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USGS invests in geologic data collection across southeastern Wyoming

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $2.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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Sols 4327-4328: On the Road Again

Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024: This is information about the work scientists are doing on Mars using NASA’s Curiosity rover from NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission. It's so much fun to...

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Media Advisory: media invited to view aircraft, equipment slated to map...

Members of the news media are invited to attend a media day at the Dubuque Regional Airport to see firsthand the aircraft and equipment that will be used to image geology during a U.S. Geological...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of...

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...

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Crater on Mars Named After Impact Cratering Scientist Dr. Nadine Barlow

On September 27, 2024, the name Barlow was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for a prominent, ~87 km-diameter crater located in the northern portion of Sinai Planum...

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USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $2.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has awarded approximately $2.5 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for mine waste characterization and inventory...

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USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on areas...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in southern California

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in...

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Trick or Treat? Astrogeology explores the Solar System’s Halloween spirit.

The Solar System is full of its own tricks and treats, so discover some of our favorites below.

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Science or Superstition?

                            What was that in the corner of your eye?                                                                                Did you hear that sound coming from the forest?

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