The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa to update national maps and ...

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

A new Harvard analysis shows how the Quad-Cities health care system could become overwhelmed if efforts fail to slow down the spread of the new coronavirus.

You can now get detailed topographic maps that put trails, rivers, and campgrounds front and center without paying a dime. The new 25K Recreational Topo series is built for people who plan trips on ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 kilometers southwest of Elbert, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Colorado is considered an active tectonic ...

The new Cooperative National Geologic Map from USGS offers map layers including age, geomaterial, and original map source. Credit: USGS, Public Domain A new, precisely detailed map of the continental ...

Northwest Colorado and southwest Wyoming have an estimated 3 million barrels of oil and 666 billion cubic feet of gas that are recoverable, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said in a recent ...

Over 4000 geologic quadrangle maps and publications are now available online in PDF format. If you know the name of the quadrangle you are interested in, you may locate PDF files using the map series ...