This month the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) rolled out topoView 2.1, a modern web application built on an open source mapping platform that lets users discover, interact, and download historical USGS ...

The Summit Historical Society has launched a project to digitize the historic maps in its collection. Summit Historical Society director Jordan Bennett said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that the nonprofit has ...

The Brinkerhoff Geology Library supports students, faculty, and researchers with a focused collection of geological literature, maps, and data resources. It provides a quiet study environment and ...

Damaging earthquakes could strike nearly 75 percent of the U.S, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found. Scientists using the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model,created a color-coded ...

Abandoned oil wells pose a significant environment and health risk, as they can leak methane — a potent greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere and contaminate groundwater. The total estimated number of ...

The potential for catastrophic earthquakes to rock nearly every corner of the United States is becoming a growing threat, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. By analyzing the newest seismic ...

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 ...

Look out, South Carolina, Illinois, and Missouri. Although California is well known for earthquakes, new federal government maps extend the high-risk zones for temblors across much more of the country ...