There could be between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium buried there, enough to meet projected world demand for lithium car batteries nine times over, the USGS said in a statement. The catch: figuring ...

CWD is a contagious, fatal, neurological illness that can impact not only white-tailed deer, but other North American cervids ...

It's always important to conserve as much water as possible, especially during those dry periods. We should always be ...

Observing our planet from the International Space Station since July 2022, NASA's EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source ...

House lawmakers on Thursday passed Republican bills aimed at boosting critical mineral mining projects and geothermal energy ...

ESA is crafting official comments in response to the release of the First Draft of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment, a congressionally mandated initiative led by the U.S. Geological ...

A new study details how climate change transforms coastal wetlands in North Carolina from forest to marshland or even open water, and how satellite imagery may help better direct conservation efforts ...

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

ULLIN, Ill. (WSIL) -- Three earthquakes hit in the region recently, with one reported as felt from more than a thousand miles away, according to the USGS. The United States Geological Survey (USGS ...

Cratons are fascinating yet enigmatic geological formations. Known to be relatively stable portions of the Earth's continental crust, cratons have remained largely unchanged for billions of years.

As a potential strike of Canada Post workers looms, the Crown corporation says it its “operating as normal” while negotiations with the union continue. If a strike does go ahead, at least one ...