A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But ...

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

The Cooperative National Geologic Map offers a complete and detailed look at the bedrock and fault systems of the continental United States. The first geological map of the United States was published ...

Git isn’t hard to learn. Moreover, with a Git GUI such as Atlassian’s Sourcetree, and a SaaS code repository such as Bitbucket, mastery of the industry’s most powerful version control tools is within ...

Magnetic data collected in the late 1960s has been brought back to life by a research team including a Keele scientist, who have used it to learn more about how the continent of Africa is stretching ...

Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly. By Sarah Scoles The federal government and earthquake experts blamed ...

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work, published in ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work. By Rebecca Dzombak Every spring for the last 31 years, ...

Geologist Ned Mamula wants to streamline permitting and start the U.S. on the road to “mineral independence.” President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Geological Survey wants to unlock more ...

The hydrogen hiding in geological formations may be enough to fulfill the anticipated global demand for the energy-rich gas for almost 200 years, according to a recent report from the US Geological ...