Most USGS maps are either 1:24,000, also known as 7 ½ minute maps ... Contour lines are a method of depicting the 3-dimensional character of the terrain on a 2-dimensional map. Just like isobars in ...

A team of geologists coming from New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia, the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered from the sea and ...

Collecting data from the most extreme places on Earth can require the skills of the most extreme outdoor enthusiasts.

For an interactive, online version of this map, visit the USGS website. So, should we be concerned? Numerous studies have found associations between PFAS and increased blood cholesterol and blood ...

Open Monday-Saturday 10 am- 4 pm, Closed Holidays 2024/2025 Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday closures and reduced hours schedule below. Samuel H. "Doc" Knight, the legendary Wyoming geologist, was an ...

Washington is receiving nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to research landslides and find ways to prevent them. This funding was made possible through the National Landslide ...

He became the first person to map the geology of an entire nation. Not only was this scientifically significant, but in the process he produced something rather beautiful. Smith's colourful and ...

WITH THE USE OF LASERS AND SPECIAL CAMERAS, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS MAPPING LANDSLIDE ... AND THERE’S ALSO VERY STEEP, RUGGED TERRAIN WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE AREAS.

A USGS map shows that weak shaking occurred in some spots along the O.C. coastline, as well as in Long Beach. The earthquake was preceded by two smaller ones. Around 4:11 p.m., a 3.1-magnitude ...

Resources found underground are called geological resources ... Take photographs and add descriptions and labels to a map. Remember to make sure you're with an adult when doing your fieldwork.

GEOLOGISTS will be glad to hear of the appearance of the first sheet of the “Geological Survey of Russia ... thus to Sheet 56 of the General Staff Map of Russia. This region, which is ...

New evidence collected by China's Zhurong rover makes a compelling case for the existence of ancient oceans on Mars.