New modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows nutrient loads in rivers across the nation increased between 2000 and 2020, largely due to nutrients stored in the landscape from past seasons and

On 28 April 2026, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced the publication of a new USGS scientific paper assessing undiscovered lithium

All 1,200 scientists and staff at the U.S. Geological Survey’s biological research arm are on edge this week as they wait to learn whether they’ll still have jobs come Monday. For weeks, the biologists who work in the division, known as the Ecosystems ...

The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use A Texas-Sized Water Crisis Trump Lashes Out at National Academies of Sciences Over Climate Guide For Judges Across the country, the data collected at stream gauges managed by the U.S ...

Will San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge survive the next magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake? USGS details new threat the Bay Area could face. "There is only one Golden Gate Bridge and we're going to protect it," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete ...

At least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with at least one form of PFAS known as "forever chemicals," according to a newly released study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The man-made chemicals — of which there are thousands — are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the ...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon coast just after 12:15 p.m. Thursday, about 94 miles WNW of Port Orford at 6.5 miles deep, USGS says. No tsunami threat, damage, or injuries reported.