Ancient hotspot under Great Lakes region linked to their formation Weak lithosphere aided ice in shaping massive lake depressions Study combines seismic data with geological history insights ...

Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy the ...

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Galaxies are not islands in the cosmos. While globally the universe expands—driven by the mysterious "dark energy"—locally, ...

In the mid-1800s, the U.S. Department of the Interior began the “great surveys” to map the vast, uncharted land of the West, ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) has published a new geological bedrock map titled Preliminary Geologic Map of the Firehole Canyon 30’ x 60’ Quadrangle ...

Tithe maps and their accompanying awards can be particularly useful for studying local and community history, providing a record of the landscape and its inhabitants as they stood in the mid-19 th ...

As officials continue to clean up and evaluate the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton, preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that more than a hundred invasive species ...

But since 1930, dozens quakes registering 0.5 or higher on the Richter's scale shook the Bayou State, according to maps from the U.S Geological Survey. A cluster of quakes shook Red River Parish ...

At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 3.3-magnitude earthquake ... According to the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map, the quake was felt not only in Chesapeake, but in Brentwood ...

A major, 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Coral Sea on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake briefly prompted a tsunami alert for parts of Vanuatu, according ...