An international study has revealed how continental collisions may have supercharged the Earth's richest deposits of copper, ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 21, 2025, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Maps Might Be Lost as Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys.

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

USGS found in its analysis that an estimated 29.4 billion barrels of oil and 391.6 trillion cubic feet of gas lie below all federal lands, as well as 8.4 billion barrels of natural gas liquids.

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

The 27th episode of Kilauea started on Sunday morning.USGS reported that the episode officially started around 9 a.m., according to KITV.On Saturday, low-level precursory activity was reported ...

New reporting shines a light on the behind-the-scenes push by Team Trump to gerrymander the state's congressional maps ahead of next year's elections.