From global volcanic events to past El Niño circulations to the presence of microbial life, scientists at NCPOR have been ...

How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at ...

Whenever an emergency strikes, The Desk, uses a list of websites to gather up-to-the-minute information. Mark Liu and Mike ...

Menlo Park residents can now envision housing development on downtown city-owned parking lots now that developers have ...

Iraq has long had the reserves, technology, and partners to capture flared gas, but political alignment in Baghdad and rising ...

A new geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds will provide crucial data that could help in protecting water supplies, experts say. Geologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have updated ...

Part 2: The search to identify underground resources is often done from the sky. Here’s how that scientific magic happens Helicopters sporting long appendages are flying over some rural areas of the ...

USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...

Three earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Monday, continuing a period of heightened seismic activity in one of the world’s most geologically active regions.

The Brinkerhoff Geology Library supports students, faculty, and researchers with a focused collection of geological literature, maps, and data resources. It provides a quiet study environment and ...

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) recently published updated geological maps of the Rawlins and Red Desert Basin quadrangles, providing critical new insights into the geology, ...

Look up and you may spot a quirky-looking plane flying low in the sky. The plane is meant to be there, federal officials say. And it’s on a mission: to improve maps. Outfitted with an elongated “boom” ...