Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

The earthquake struck off the coast of Maine on Monday around 10:22 a.m. Thousands of people reported that they felt the ground shaking.

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

A groundbreaking interactive map shows where underneath the US hydrogen is likely to be most prevalent and, according to ...

A new first-of-its-kind map has identified potential locations of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen resources in the ...

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day ...

The researchers' map reveals the geographical distribution ... gas produced by the radioactive decay of Uranium-238 in the soil. When radon gas is inhaled, its radioactive particles can damage ...

While areas of Los Angeles County are still under mandatory evacuation orders, Southern California gets a "much-needed" reprieve from fire weather conditions. But, the break will likely be short ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A 3.5 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck Concord Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported at around 8:49 a.m. It was downgraded from a ...

Google Maps is likely your go-to app for getting from point A to point B, but it's more than a navigation tool. Whether you're finding places, checking public transit schedules, or exploring new ...