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The Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky in Lexington has a new podcast, “The Big Blue Rock Pod,” focusing on earth science topics.
The Kentucky Geological Survey and scientists with the BREATHE program at the University of Kentucky used results from home radon tests kits to develop a detailed, interactive map on radon potential.
Seth Carpenter, a seismologist with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky, said no one has yet reported feeling the earthquake, based on information from the United States ...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Coal has been a hallmark of the Kentucky mining industry for years, and for 25 of those years, Kentucky has celebrated coal as its state mineral.
According to the Kentucky Geological Survey, more than half of Kentucky lies above a karst landscape.Karst areas are made up of sinkholes, underground streams, caves, and springs that normally ...
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake rumbled in central Kentucky in the early morning hours of May 11, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey, coming a day after a larger earthquake ...
Burgin, like approximately 60 percent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sits on limestone bedrock. Limestone is brittle and ...