Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

“Tharp’s work certainly provided evidence and weight to the theory of plate tectonics, but her work is really about seafloor ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in ...

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

The Imperial Valley has been recognized as one of the most unique places for geological study. It may not seem like much to ...

The USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on groundwater supplies with detectable levels of PFAS.

Ken Macdonald, a marine geophysicist, explained how the layout of our Earth will change over millions of years ...

SINCE the publication of the last edition of the sketch-map by Sir R. I. Murchison and Prof. Geikie, no general geological map of Scotland has, so far as we are aware, been issued, while those ...

A map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey reveals the extent of these electrical currents in the ground, which peaked in the Midwest at about ...

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

Other recent and forthcoming publications resulting from this project have been led by Boise State graduate student, Thomas ...

Efforts to map groundwater, expand research and analyze water data are getting an injection with state and federal grants. The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology announced Tuesday its New ...