A massive hidden rupture beneath the Himalayas is tearing the Earth apart, leaving scientists deeply concerned.

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A new geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds will provide crucial data that could help in protecting water supplies, experts say. Geologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have updated ...

A series of earthquakes hit off the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, ...

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 ...

Northwest Colorado and southwest Wyoming have an estimated 3 million barrels of oil and 666 billion cubic feet of gas that are recoverable, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said in a recent ...

Matt Friedlein with the National Weather Service said shaded areas, like grassy parks or under tree canopies, can be up to 10 degrees cooler than paved surfaces. Tropical Storm Melissa update as ...

You don’t have to travel to Hawaii or Iceland to find a record-breaking volcano – one of Earth’s largest and youngest volcanic domes is located right here in Idaho, and you can climb to the top. Big ...

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, ...

Bernard Hubbard didn’t set out to map minerals. As a geology PhD student at UB, he used satellite and airborne instruments to study volcanoes from above. Later, as a research geologist with the United ...