Lava fire flares up as it flows down dirt road, a result of the 2014 Kilauea Volcano eruption and lava flow. (Kelly Hudson/FEMA) Every year, the United States experiences dozens, if not hundreds, of ...

Volcanoes can be catastrophic. Lava flows and debris avalanches can choke major riverways, destroy bridges and devastate natural areas. Scientists from the USGS work with partners around the world to ...

A Texas Gas Transmission pipeline located approximately 15 miles southwest of Dulac burns natural gas near Lake Mechant, April 9, 2012. The Coast Guard and the Terrebonne Parish Fire Department ...

Eight-year-old Ella Doran adorably shares her take on science alongside her mom, Kara, an oceanographer at the USGS. While doing a fun experiment together, Kara explains her work studying coastal ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), announces the selection of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Science Team.

This weekend, the U.S. Navy announced that it is temporarily closing four submarine repair drydocks in Washington due to earthquake risk. This closure stemmed from a recent seismic assessment for ...

A new discovery in the Permian Basin is challenging the narrative that shale oil and gas in the United States is declining.

United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Mark Stelton (left) and Kenneth Sims, a UW professor of geology and geophysics and a member of the USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, examine a ...

KBR has won a potential five-year, $350 million contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to provide technical support services for the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science, or EROS, Center.

Redoubt Volcano could be on the verge of eruption! Want to watch the volcano in real-time? In this edition of USGS science picks, we’ll tell you how! You can also learn about the impact of airport ...

Remember Chester in The Cricket in Times Square? George Selden was inspired to write his classic children's story after hearing chirps in the subway. Crickets and katydids are a vital part of the ...