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Climate Change Projections for California’s Bay-Delta System: Five Things Resource Managers Should Know

Magnitude-7.2 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey

President Obama Honors 3 USGS Scientists with Presidential Early Career Awards

Oklahoma Struck by Series of Quakes
Shaking from Oklahoma's M5.6 main shock, the largest quake in the State's history, was felt from St. Louis to Lubbock. Number of quakes increasing in Oklahoma

Climate Change Projections for California’s Bay-Delta System: Five Things Resource Managers Should Know
A new study provides crucial information for difficult decisions regarding conservation, economic interests, and food and water security. Projected changes for 2010-2099

Deadly Bat Disease Caused by Fungus
Bat populations, which provide valuable insect control, are declining at an alarming rate due to white-nose syndrome. Scientists have definitively identified the cause of this deadly syndrome.

Magnitude-7.2 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011. History of strong earthquakes

President Obama Honors 3 USGS Scientists with Presidential Early Career Awards
It's only the beginning of their careers, but these 3 young scientists have forged ahead with innovative research at the frontiers of science. How they've transformed their fields

Science Picks

USGS Science for a Changing Bay Area
Thu, 03 Nov 2011
On Nov. 3, USGS scientists Patrick Barnard and William Ellsworth will present a public lecture in Menlo Park, CA, providing Bay Area residents information about USGS research in the San Francisco Bay Area, including recent discoveries beneath San Francisco Bay and ongoing studies to better understand earthquake probabilities and the potential hazards associated with strong ground shaking.
November Public Lecture: Did You Feel It?
Tue, 25 Oct 2011
Join USGS scientists on November 2nd to discuss the seismology of the M5.8 Virginia earthquake, its effects, and its context in the geology of Virginia.
U.S. Rivers and Streams Super-Saturated With Carbon Dioxide
Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought.
Meet the Fleet: Twin Sisters Join Great Lakes Fleet
Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Meet the R/V Muskie and the R/V Kaho, the USGS Great Lakes Science Center's two newest additions to its Great Lakes research fleet!
Hyperspectral Hypercoverage
Thu, 29 Sep 2011
In research released September 29, 2011, USGS announced that it had mapped more than 96 percent ofAfghanistanwith hyperspectral imaging (also referred to as imaging spectroscopy data). That’s more than any other country in the world, including the U.S. Using a WB-57 aircraft as well as ground-based tools, USGS scientists directed a campaign to collect andContinue Reading