Could Researchers Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats?
USGS risk assessment examines the likelihood of transmission from human researchers to bats during the winter research season, concluding the risk is low
Articles by U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Identifies Largest Continuous Oil and Gas Resource Potential Ever
Estimates include 46.3 billion barrels of oil and 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas
Water Use Across the United States Declines to Levels Not Seen Since 1970
Reductions in water use first observed in 2010 continue, show ongoing effort towards “efficient use of critical water resources.”
Many Low-Lying Atoll Islands Could Be Uninhabitable by Mid-21st Century
Researchers used a variety of climate-change scenarios to project the impact of sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding on atoll infrastructure and freshwater availability
Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grainflows
Planet appears to have water-restricted environment
Mystery Solved: Traits Identified for Why Certain Chemicals Reach Toxic Levels in Food Webs
USGS indentifies two traits that indicate how chemicals can build up and reach toxic levels
Scientists Explore Changing Arctic Ocean
Scientists are setting sail on August 25 to study ocean acidification in the Arctic and what this means for the future survival of marine and terrestrial organisms.