The USGS warning system that knows when rumbling volcanoes will blow their mountain topsLast weekend's eruption at Mauna Loa was the latest from America's 160-plus known volcanoes.By A. Tarantola, 11.28.2022
USGS earthquake warning system expands to cover entire West CoastWashington residents will now receive mobile alerts about impending shaking.By K. Holt, 05.04.2021
USGS releases first complete geologic map of the MoonYou can study the lunar surface in unprecedented detail.By J. Fingas, 04.26.2020
California's statewide Earthquake Early Warning system sent its first alertMore than 40 people received the notification.By R. Lawler, 12.19.2019
How conservationists are controlling invasive species in the 21st centuryOf course we hunt them with robots.By A. Tarantola, 09.17.2019
Decades of spy satellite images help track melting Himalayan glaciersThey can cover terrain and time ranges ordinary methods can't.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2019
Google puts earthquake data directly in search results"OK Google, did you feel that?"By A. Dalton, 06.30.2016
Drilling makes Oklahoma as earthquake-prone as CaliforniaThe USGS' new model factors in man-made risks.By A. Souppouris, 03.30.2016
Up, up and down: The ephemerality and reality of the jetpackThis particular future is taking a long time to manifest.By J. Turi, 03.02.2014
NASA launches Landsat 8 satellite to better study the skies above, water belowBy J. Fingas, 02.12.2013