Far below our feet, a quiet chemical engine has been running for billions of years, turning rock and water into hydrogen. New research suggests that this hidden process has already generated enough ...

King County emergency officials warned of “life threatening flash flooding” Monday afternoon. By 6:30 p.m., the county’s ...

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

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

The US Geological Survey creates earthquake shaking models designed to inform municipalities about building codes and insurance companies about the risk of seismic events.

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...

Phosphoria has almost completely exhausted its hidden oil reserves, while a final gas field is redefining the energy future.

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles ...

At least seven earthquakes have struck in California in the last 24 hours, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes range in size from a 2.5 magnitude up to a 4.1 ...

Map of the overflight areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and nearby northern Wisconsin. (U.S. Geological Survey) LANSING — In the summer, the U.S. Geological Survey began large-scale low-level ...

Google Maps leads the navigation app market, but if you've faced traffic jams while it promised to save time, or lost signal when you needed directions, you know it's not for everyone. Maybe you need ...

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 ...