There Might Not Be a Map for That: Budget Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds.

The U.S. Geological Survey will conduct low-level helicopter flights over parts of southern Colorado to map critical minerals using airborne geophysical technology, beginning in mid-July. The ...

New research led by the University of Victoria (UVic) has illuminated a significant and previously unrecognized source of ...

In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain. Throughout late June 2025, social media users claimed that an ancient city more ...

Based on the most recent data collected by the US Geological Survey in 2019, harvesters across Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Oklahoma and parts of Texas have been ...

NASA and theU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative to map critical minerals in the ...

The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms.

Drilling Intersects Wide Zones of Near Surface Gold Mineralization at the Sewum Gold DepositVANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newcore Gold Ltd. ("Newcore" or the "Company" ...

How would you go about identifying usable land that suits your building tastes? [Scott Sexton] was specifically looking for land that’s not too steep to build on, and realized that existing ...

Lava in Hawaii, seismic shaking in Alaska and underwater rumblings near Oregon. Scientists say it’s not the end of the world, but it’s definitely worth watching.

The Legislature restored the $941,000 annual appropriation for the Arizona Geological Survey when it passed a $9.8 billion state budget last week, ending more than a year of uncertainty about the ...

Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...