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  1. 7h

    Info about more than 8,000 USGS stream gages is available to everyone. Why are they a vital national asset?

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  2. 8h

    What is an anticline? This photo taken in early 20th century by USGS scientists leaves no doubt.

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  3. 10h

    Only 12 days left to submit to the App-lifying Earth Science Challenge!

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  4. 12h

    Interested in fossils? The USGS office in Denver maintains a collection of paleontological resources:

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  5. 14h

    Tick-Tock, Nature’s Clocks Out of Sync? Spring into Action with

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  6. 19 Mar

    Find out how USGS Inundation Mapping Science helps communities understand flood risks

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  7. 19 Mar

    A Brief History of the USGS National Health Center

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  8. 19 Mar

    [FAQ] How big does a body of ice need to be to be considered a glacier?

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  9. 18 Mar

    [Fact Sheet] Consequences of land use and land cover change

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  10. 18 Mar

    New Water-Quality Test May Prevent Unnecessary Beach Closures

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  11. 18 Mar

    [AUDIO] Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater: A Cosmic Connection in Virginia when/where; how discovered; effects on region

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  12. 18 Mar

    History of the Earthquake Hazards Program

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  13. 18 Mar

    Latest Volcano Watch issue- Kīlauea's summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is nearly 5 years old

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  14. 15 Mar

    The impact is visual only - not from space! A great Landsat view of the Richat Structure:

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  15. 15 Mar

    Preparedness - not just for California! "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country". Info from Alaska to Utah: .

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  16. 15 Mar

    Beware the Ides of March - and EVERY day if you are not earthquake-prepared! Start here now:

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  17. 14 Mar

    [PUB]First 110 years of USGS history from the Great Surveys into Second Century

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  18. 14 Mar

    After you finish solving the limitations of Pi, learn the equations for measuring

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  19. 14 Mar

    A pika's a no matter how small. Learn how population sizes relate to

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  20. 14 Mar

    in 1794 Eli Whitney patented cotton gin. Learn how herbicides affect H2O quality in agriculture

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