Scientists with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have installed a new monitoring camera at Kīlauea volcano to replace V3cam, which received worldwide attention after it was destroyed during a livestream of episode 38 of the yearlong eruption on the Big Island.

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 The Cooperative National Geological Map, the new ...

A new geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds will provide crucial data that could help in protecting water supplies, experts say. Geologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have updated information on some areas of the Wolds that were last mapped in the 1800s.

File photo: Almost half of drinking water in the U.S. contains the toxic class of chemicals PFAS, according to a new study published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2023. In this Friday Jan. 7, 2011, file photo, water flows from a water fountain at the ...

Sometimes the right teacher can launch a student on an unexpected career path. Such was the case with David Wunsch, Delaware state geologist and director of the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) at the University of Delaware, who has been studying and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Drive across the top of the levee; come back along the levee’s “toe” slope; pause when a flood wall or obstruction crosses the levee; move to the next section. This has been the methodology for the Iowa ...

2024 was an exciting year for the Michigan Geological Survey, marked by new leadership and funding to build new facilities and advance carbon capture projects throughout Michigan. Sara Pearson in Iceland at the famous columnar basalt in Vik Sara Pearson ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface. Developed by the California Geological Survey, these regulatory ...

The California Geological Survey announced Thursday a new, interactive tsunami hazard map is online for Orange County that officials say can be helpful in planning evacuations should one of the long, high sea waves threaten local communities. The map is an ...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan late on Saturday, December 27, officials reported. Footage shows light fixtures swaying and clanking, with an earthquake alert sounding in the background.