Kilauea is building toward another eruption, and scientists say it could happen before the day is out. Overnight, the south ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are working to map minerals across the West.

Federal officials are hyping a USGS lithium study covering parts of Vermont and its neighbors. Geologists urge caution.

While the figure is an official USGS estimate, extracting the mineral poses major technical and environmental challenges.

Since the U.S. Geological survey upgraded its earthquake monitors in northwest Louisiana, its earthquake map is showing much ...

The Appalachian Mountains are starting to look less like a scenic backdrop and more like the front end of America’s battery ...

The area is "prone to earthquake swarms," officials say.

The Minnesota River overflowed its banks on Sept. 24, 2010, after more than 7 inches of rain fell in less than an hour. Emergency managers around the country who may not have the bandwidth or time to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated ...