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%, ...

The USGS partners on this effort with the Michigan Geological Survey, the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, and many other state geological surveys.

A 1.5 magnitude earthquake was detected in Sanbornton on Friday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake ...

Vital research into threats to the Chesapeake Bay from invasive blue catfish, PFAS contamination, climate change and land use ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Using a USGS dataset of 117,672 documented orphan wells nationwide, the researchers found that 54 percent of the wells are within aquifers that supply 94 percent of groundwater used nationally.

The interactive map by the U.S. Geological Survey flagged several zones across the country that have a higher potential for hydrogen deep under the Earth’s surface. Most are in the Midwest area.