It just got way, way easier to search and browse the US Geological Survey’s collection of historical topographic maps, thanks to a new online map viewer. These maps—more than 178,000 of them—date back ...

We have in the past looked at a lot of content provided by the USGS. The USGS is the provider of the data for the ‘earthquakes layer’ in Google Earth. We also looked at some of their future plans, ...

The 133-year-old Biological Survey Unit, slated to be closed this year, has gotten a short reprieve from the budget ax, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The U.S. Geological ...

ENID, Okla. — The magnitude of Oklahoma's largest earthquake in recorded history is being upgraded. U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the magnitude of the quake at 7:02 a.m. Saturday at 5.6 in ...

WASHINGTON - The 133-year-old Biological Survey Unit, slated to be closed this year, has gotten a short reprieve from the budget ax, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The U.S.