US USGS News

259 Science Snippets Covering Diverse USGS Topics

The USGS Science Snippets page aggregates 259 science news articles spanning topics including biology, citizen science, climate, coasts, ecosystems, energy, geology, minerals, natural hazards, planetary science, and water, with articles dating from 1987 through 2026. Users can filter by topic, year, and U.S. state or territory. Individual snippets cover USGS research including seismometer deployments, critical mineral assessments, oil and gas resource evaluations, and wildlife conservation efforts.

USGS Science Stories, 601 Topics Available

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a public archive of 601 featured science stories spanning topics including Biology, Citizen Science, Climate, Coasts, Ecosystems, Energy, Geology, Information Systems, Maps and Mapping, Methods and Analyses, Minerals, Natural Hazards, Ocean, Planetary Science, Science Technology, and Water. The archive is searchable by topic, release date (2026 through 1899), and U.S. state/territory location, with full-text search and configurable items-per-page filtering. Recent featured stories highlighted include volcanic activity at Kilauea, solar superstorm risk modeling, domestic lithium development, the M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake aftershock forecast, Alaskan water monitoring from space, and hurricane-related landslide hazards.

News Releases: Grand Canyon, Minerals, Oil and Gas

USGS published four national news releases covering Grand Canyon geology, U.S. mineral production trends, and oil and gas resource assessments. New research links prehistoric lake spillover events to the formation of the modern Colorado River system. U.S. mineral production value increased year-over-year, driven by precious metals prices. A USGS assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Woodford and Barnett shales estimates 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil in New Mexico and Texas. USGS also announced support for 13 states in a joint initiative to characterize and inventory critical minerals from mine waste.