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Pearl River map turtles are named for the beautiful and intricate patterns on their shell, which resemble topographic maps.

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground features. Here’s how to use it.

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

A series of earthquakes hit off the coast of Taiwan Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, ...

The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa to update national maps and in hopes of finding rare earth materials.

Multiple earthquakes struck off the southern coast of Alaska on Monday, marking the latest cluster of seismic events in a region already known as one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. The ...

A minor, 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

A minor, 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 7:27 a.m. Pacific time about 2 miles ...

Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu, or hill, southwest of ...

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