Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Not long ago I was skim coating hundreds of square feet of new drywall in my son’ s basement. I added water to the thick ...

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

A 3D render of a topographic bathymetric map of the Gulf of Mexico was based on public domain source data: The color texture ...

It’s been over a year since a landslide devastated the Wrangell community, killing six people. Last month, geologists ...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.

The vibrant colors of the Painted Hills are displayed in shades of red, tan, orange and black, and are considered a geological marvel ... visitors can download a map of the trails and other ...

Solar material is gusting out of the dark patch in the Sun's corona towards Earth at more than a million miles per hour.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

Scientists with disabilities say that’s in part because labs, classrooms and field sites aren’t designed to accommodate them. Students and faculty are still told that they can’t work in a lab or do ...