The Cooperative National Geologic Map offers a complete and detailed look at the bedrock and fault systems of the continental United States. The first geological map of the United States was published ...

Starting this June, a helicopter towing a large hula hoop-shaped sensor will fly just 100 to 200 feet above the forests, coastlines, and waters of the Lake Superior Basin. The flights span Michigan, ...

Somewhere beneath Kansas, a well drilled in the 1980s for natural gas kept returning an unexpected reading: hydrogen, in concentrations high enough to notice but not high enough for anyone to care ...

Ghana and TGS will combine decades of geological data to produce a detailed map of the underexplored Keta Basin by early 2027 The basin has yielded signs of hydrocarbons but no commercial discoveries, ...

New research reveals that, rather than being influenced only by environmental conditions, deep subsurface microbial communities can transform because of geological movements. The findings advance our ...

Researchers have created a first-of-its-kind map that works to pinpoint where naturally occurring hydrogen — a source for clean energy — potentially could be found underground in Iowa. The interactive ...

From Australia's remote deserts to the surface of Mars, geological mapping underpins how we understand landscapes, natural resources, and the processes that shape our planet and others beyond it. A ...

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 ...

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, ...