Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

Local scientists warn that the proposed federal cuts to the United States Geological Survey’s Ecosystem Mission Area — a ...

The journal Science has published a paper by Jen Pierce, a professor in the Department of Geosciences, and 19 co-authors from ...

An increase in seismicity—marked by frequent tremors—was observed recently at Alaska's Iliamna Volcano, which last erupted in ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Iran on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake happened Thursday afternoon about 1.24 miles south--southeast of Madison in Lake County.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Hope is on the horizon for test wells to assess what neighbors in two communities have insisted is interfering with the ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the Dominican Republic coast on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.