The U.S. Geological Survey says that more oil and natural gas in the Permian Basin's Woodford and Barnett shales are ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has assessed significant undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Woodford and Barnett shales of ...

Episode 40 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption could begin at any time, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has finalized its List of Critical Minerals for 2025, updating its 2022 list. The list of 60 minerals features 10 new minerals, including copper for the first time.

A study released this week by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) finds the Smackover formation in Southern Arkansas may contain between 5 million and 19 million tons of lithium, a key element ...

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 ...

Federal scientists are pushing back against viral claims that “mega eruptions” could strike within days, even as they quietly prepare for the possibility that any restless volcano can change behavior ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - The United States Geological Survey said on Thursday its automatic earthquake detection system had erroneously sent out a report earlier in the day that a 5.9 magnitude temblor had ...

An instrument resembling a two-tone blue wrapping paper tube sits at the edge of Manatee Springs near Chiefland. Every 15 minutes, it samples the spring’s water, measures its nitrate levels and shoots ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed two earthquakes struck Tuesday morning on the west side of the Albuquerque metro. According to the USGS, a 2.5-magnitude earthquake happened ...

For her groundbreaking work in creating the earthquake information “hub” of the Earthquake Hazards Program, of the U.S.