A minor, 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

The USGS partners on this effort with the Michigan Geological Survey, the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, ...

D has been used as a pesticide since the 1940s, and gained notoriety as a component of Agent Orange, used by U.S. forces in ...

A new U.S. Geological Survey national report points to the large amount of estimated undiscovered natural gas lying below federal lands in western Colorado, and two recent assessments zero in ...

The USGS will spend about a year processing the data once the survey is finished. Those maps and datasets will be made available here , on the Earth MRI website, where you can view the results of ...

This survey is part of the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative to modernize the USGS's understanding of the nation's mineral resources and geologic framework. Albany County Sheriff's Office ...

Outfitted with an elongated “boom” and cruising at altitudes as low as 300 feet above the ground, the U.S. Geological Survey is raising awareness about the flights, which begin in May over the ...

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) recently published updated geological maps of the Rawlins and Red Desert Basin quadrangles, providing critical new insights into the geology ...