Residents in Northern Colorado may spot a low flying helicopter in the area over the next three months due to an ongoing geological survey. The United States Geological Survey will be using ...

Manufactured objects will form distinctive, if sometimes hard to interpret, clues to human existence, paleontologist authors Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz say.

U.S. Geological Survey says deep energy reserves could be lying deep under East Texas and Louisiana. By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast Reporter May 10, 2025 An oil drilling rig along the Pecos River in ...

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Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work. By Rebecca Dzombak Every spring for the last 31 years ...

Plastic may have started a new geological era on our planet, sometimes called the Anthropocene. Hundreds and even thousands of years from now, scientists may date sediment layers by finding bits ...

Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal community in the Los Angeles area, could be described as a geological ticking time bomb. The affluent city sits atop steep cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean that ...