Rare earths are among the most critical raw materials on the planet, deeply embedded in the technologies that underpin modern ...

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

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States Geological ...

Researchers and environmental officials are keeping track of PFAS, or forever chemicals, turning up in the bodies of local ...

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

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

Shasta County and Redding Residents woke up shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning to a 3.7 Magnitude earthquake, according to ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced policy changes it said would speed up the search and development of offshore critical minerals. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ...