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

With an estimated 20,000 whales dying from ship strikes each year, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Mass ...

high-resolution national elevation data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, and advanced computing to build a comprehensive landslide susceptibility model. The resulting map of the contiguous U.S., ...

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in Mexico on Wednesday (November 13), according to the United States Geological ...

An earthquake was confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) early Thursday morning along the Kentucky/Ohio ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Cuba at 11:49am this morning. Preliminary damage assessments are now under way. According to the US Geological Survey, the strong shake was centred 24 ...

State officials said two nene born and raised on Maui were struck and killed by vehicles in separate incidents over the ...

The world's biggest active volcano spans approximately 2,000 square miles and ascends about 13,600 feet above sea level - and ...

The internal combustion engine is less than 100 years old. Same for the technologies we have developed to pull oil and gas ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the ...

A second, more powerful quake rocked southern Cuba on Sunday, US geologists said, shortly after a first shallow tremor that did not prompt a tsunami alert. The US Geological Survey put the second ...