News Releases

Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

This news comes as scientists assess potential costs of a looming amphibian disease before it arrives on US shores

First study to quantify global earthquake risk to mineral supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists dig into how potential seismicity could impact the supplies of mineral commodities like copper and rhenium around the world

Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations

60 years of data show shifts in the winter ranges of three duck species in the Midwest

U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Joint News Release: Native forest bird population declines within the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining

The report incorporates indigenous knowledge to pinpoint new exposure pathways