A map of Chicago, Illinois, imprinted in 1913 from the United States Geographical Survey’s historical topographic map collection. Image courtesy of the USGS Map lovers, rejoice! The United States ...

We have in the past looked at a lot of content provided by the USGS. The USGS is the provider of the data for the ‘earthquakes layer’ in Google Earth. We also looked at some of their future plans, ...

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include ...

Have you ever wanted to study the Moon’s surface in exacting detail? Now’s your chance. The USGS (with help from NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute) has released the first complete geologic map of ...

March 23, 1769 marks the birthday of pioneering stratigrapher William Smith, who is also credited with creating the first useful geological map, however like many other great accomplishments also ...

USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Lincoln, Montana on Thursday was the area’s strongest in 60 years. The tremors from this quake stretched for hundreds of miles across the state, and residents as ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has published a new set of maps to observe the destruction caused by Hawaii’s Volcano Kilauea. The government agency continues to publish maps at a fast cadence as they ...

A geological map of the moon included in the new atlas. [Photo provided by Chinese Academy of Sciences via Xinhua] The world's first complete high-definition geological atlas of the moon, released by ...

DR. ELLES has lectured for several years past on this subject to women students at the University of Cambridge, and the well-printed and fully illustrated book under notice is based upon the course of ...

The German mining engineer Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) dedicated in his textbook "De re metallica" (1556) an entire chapter to the distribution of valuable rocks in earth's crust. The written ...