Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include ...
In late August, the U.S. Geological Survey quietly released a new tool that could reshape how Americans understand the ground beneath their feet. The Cooperative National Geologic Map, now live online ...
A photo of a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft with the AVIRIS and HyTES instruments installed. Credit: NASA NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States ...
The U.S. Geological Survey has transformed how the nation understands its mineral wealth. The agency's 2025 assessment reveals $2.55 trillion in identified and undiscovered gold deposits beneath ...