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Scientists Detect Magmatic Water on Moon's Surface 26 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of the Moon. These findings, published in the August 25 issue of Nature Geoscience...
Real-time Monitoring Pays Off for Tracking Nitrate Pulse in Mississippi River Basin to the Gulf of Mexico 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
Cutting edge optical sensor technology is being used in the Mississippi River basin to more accurately track the nitrate pulse from small streams, large tributaries and ultimately to the Gulf of Mexic...
Remapping Coastal Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy 20 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Plans for remapping parts of the East Coast where Hurricane Sandy altered seafloors and shorelines, destroyed buildings, and disrupted millions of lives last year are being announced today by three fe...
Crowd-Sourcing the Nation: Now a National Effort 15 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
The USGS continues to expand its crowd-sourcing of geographic data and is seeking volunteers nation-wide to contribute structures information. The mapping crowd-sourcing program, known as The Nationa...
National Scenic Trails Added to US Topo Maps 13 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Just in time for late summer recreation, the newly released US Topo maps for Wisconsin feature the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The Ice Age Trail, one of 11 National Scenic Trails in the U.S. and.....
New Insight on Vulnerability of Public-Supply Wells to Contamination 5 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Key factors have been identified that help determine the vulnerability of public-supply wells to contamination. A new USGS report describes these factors, providing insight into which contaminants in ...
USGS Science at the Ecological Society of America 5 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
From Fire Science to Climate Change and Invasive Rodents About 4,000 people are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Minneapolis from Aug. 4 to 9, 2013. The t...
Zoo Polar Bear Sports High-Tech Neckwear for Conservation 30 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm
Study will help biologists track wild polar bears' response to climate change PORTLAND, Ore. — Tasul, an Oregon Zoo polar bear, recently landed her first white-collar job: research assistant for the ...
Nearly 3,900 New Maps in Time for Summer 30 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Newly designed maps covering Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are now available online for free download To keep pace with a rapid schedule and increasing demand, the USGS ha...
Pesticide Accumulation in Sierra Nevada Frogs 26 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Lassen Volcanic National Park. (High resolution image) A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Point Reyes ...
