By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

Lava fire flares up as it flows down dirt road, a result of the 2014 Kilauea Volcano eruption and lava flow. (Kelly Hudson/FEMA) Every year, the United States experiences dozens, if not hundreds, of ...

For her groundbreaking work in creating the earthquake information “hub” of the Earthquake Hazards Program, of the U.S.

A partnership between the federal government and state geological surveys, Earth MRI was established in 2019 with the goal of improving America’s knowledge of its “critical mineral” resources, a list ...

The report identifies key variables to be monitored and data-managed in terms of river science. Specific ideas include enhancements in streamflow, biological, and sediment monitoring and include ...

It has been a harrowing equation out West over the past few months: Abundant fuel + hot temperatures + winds = large, fast-moving wildfires. At one point San Francisco was bathed in an eerie orange ...

The funding is intended to ensure the center may continue conducting critical research that supports Great Lakes fisheries.

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)-- The U.S. Geological Survey is getting $167 million to replace deteriorating laboratories in Golden used by scientists working on critical energy and mineral programs. Secretary ...

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...