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

A new geological survey has discovered enough lithium to meet global demand for the next six years. The study, led by the United States Geological Survey, discovered between 5 million and 19 ...

A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out low-level flights above the High Desert as ...

RESTON, Va. -- What if the U.S. Geological Survey said there’s enough lithium beneath Arkansas to meet the global demand for car batteries nine times over by 2030? Well, it has. In a study ...

A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found a large amount of lithium reserves in southwestern Arkansas that could help meet rising demand for lithium in electric vehicle car batteries.

ERIN, HOW IS THIS HELPING WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS? WITH THE USE OF LASERS AND SPECIAL CAMERAS, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS MAPPING LANDSLIDE LOCATIONS, HOPING THEIR WORK COULD ALSO HELP LEADERS ...

The U.S. Geological Survey unveiled the findings on Monday, examining the massive potential lithium reserve beneath southwestern Arkansas in the Smackover Formation, and estimating the formation ...

A new USGS survey, made possible through machine learning and environmental testing, has led to the discovery of an estimated 5 to 19 million tons of lithium reserves under southwestern Arkansas.

JAKARTA: A shallow 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck an island in eastern Indonesia on Monday (Oct 21), the United States Geological Survey said. The onshore quake hit the island of Tapat in the ...

Many people in the U.S. may be drinking water with "forever chemicals" in it, according to a U.S Geological Survey study These chemicals are called PFAS, and they can be harmful to human health.