Essentially, gas pistoning is a shallow, degassing-driven rise and fall of a lava surface. Often these pistons occur in ...

In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain.

Matt LaFever has reported on California’s North Coast in print and radio for nearly a decade. A Humboldt State grad and ...

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, ...

In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain. In late June 2025, a rumor surfaced online that an ancient city more than 12,000 ...

The earthquake was centered west of downtown Redding, north of Eureka Way. A 6 a.m. update from the geological survey placed ...

Eruption viewing areas within the national park are unaffected, but there can be decreased air quality in communities ...

D has been used as a pesticide since the 1940s, and gained notoriety as a component of Agent Orange, used by U.S. forces in ...

Jared Wildenradt has hiked the Ice AgeTrail nine times. Lisa Siewert is mapping the geologic highlights of the path. They ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...