U.S. Congress created the agency to “classify the public lands and examine the geological structure, mineral resources and ...

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

The National Environment Agency of Georgia on Thursday said specialists from the Geology Department of the Ministry of ...

Landsat satellites have gone beyond observing Earth’s land by enabling new methods to measure ocean depth in shallow coastal ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has been keeping track of water levels ... That’s almost 60 times the rate recorded this week. The ...

Scientists have detected unexpected activity in the high Arctic as the magnetic North Pole heads towards Russia in a way that ...

Ever wonder where the highest bluff is along the Cape Cod National Seashore? We figure out where it is and then hike out there!

These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth.

high-resolution national elevation data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, and advanced computing to build a comprehensive landslide susceptibility model. The resulting map of the contiguous U.S., ...

A South Texas earthquake near Pleasanton was felt from Corpus Christi to San Antonio and over to Falls City, marking a ...

Superintendent Megan Degenfelder addresses concerns that industry ties could muddle her work on state's behalf.