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RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under the Santa Maria Basin...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level airplane flights over a broad region in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin to image...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level flights begin as soon as early November over eastern Maine from the Down East coast up into northern Aroostook County to image...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin in early October over portions of the Blue Mountains and adjacent areas in northeastern Oregon and...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level Helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia...

RESTON, Va. -- The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys to study critical...

RESTON, Va. — An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin as soon as early September over the greater “Silver Valley” mineral district in Northeastern Idaho...

In a significant advancement for geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released the most detailed national-scale geologic map of the country to...