convinced Congress into authorizing the “preparation of the geological map of the United States.” The first geologic maps ...

Climate change is accelerating in New England, with the region warming faster than any other part of the United States. The ...

The larger, 6.8-magnitude quake happened at 11:49 a.m. Cuba time about 24 miles south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, data from the ...

A preliminary 3.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Fontana Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Thanks to a $498,999 grant from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), David Boutt, professor in the Department of Earth ...

could potentially experience landslide activity, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In response, the agency has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that provides a ...

The near-complete database reflects a spirit of trust and collaboration among the country’s scientific community — but will ...

features gives us a blueprint for where and when future activity may occur. Geologic maps are not an exact depiction of the Earth’s surface. Instead, geologic maps display a generalization of ...

“The [magnitude] 6.8 earthquake [on Nov. 10] near Cuba occurred near or within the Septentrional-Oriente Fault Zone ,” ...

The key to decarbonization may be all around us. Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is in the ocean, in the ...

The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.

The magnetic North Pole is the direction that a compass needle points, and it is not a fixed location; it changes due to ...