An earthquake rattled in Sonoma County Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary 4.2-magnitude earthquake was reported near Glen Ellen at ...

Landslide hazard mapping has made big strides, but the public still must rely on piecemeal mapping and incomplete data to ...

Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into ...

A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...

Volcanoes and earthquakes have always shared the same restless roots, but the numbers that drive public fear are not always the ones scientists are actually using. A viral claim that a swarm of 10,000 ...

A nearly two-decade tradition featuring photos of some of Utah's most scenic and iconic landscapes has been released by the ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The U.S. Geological Survey is carrying out a thorough search for critical and strategic minerals as the Trump administration seeks to re-shore domestic mining.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa. The project is part of a national effort to find mineral resources and ...

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 ...