A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The 3.6-magnitude earthquake happened at 6:30 p.m. and was centered at the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos. The quake was ...

Floods are some of the most devastating natural disasters communities in the United States face, causing billions of dollars ...

A preliminary 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Dublin Monday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

News about United States Geological Survey, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, ...

D has been used as a pesticide since the 1940s, and gained notoriety as a component of Agent Orange, used by U.S. forces in ...

U.S. coal ash reserves could provide a domestic source of rare earth elements, potentially reducing reliance on Chinese ...

A preliminary 2.5 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon near Gilroy, according to the United States Geological Survey.

United States Geological Survey. USGS Touts Potential Oil and Gas Resources Beneath Public Lands in Updated Survey Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in ...

Local scientists warn that the proposed federal cuts to the United States Geological Survey’s Ecosystem Mission Area — a ...

The journal Science has published a paper by Jen Pierce, a professor in the Department of Geosciences, and 19 co-authors from ...