- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 20th, 2012
Program to Combat Acid Rain Successful in the US
Scientists say that a lot of work still remains to be done
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2012
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Turns 100
This year will mark the facility's centennial anniversary
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Snowpack Decline Causes Cascading Ecological Effects in the Rockies
The situation is getting increasingly complex, investigators explain
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 23rd, 2011
Seabirds Starve If Food Supplies Drop Beyond Threshold
Experts managed to identify how much food seabirds need to survive
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 19th, 2011
San Andreas Fault Observatory Nears Completion
Work on this ambitious project began back in 2004
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2011
Landsat 5 Can No Longer Supply Images of Earth
An electronic malfunction plagues the old satellite
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 17th, 2011
Monitoring How 7 Billion People Strain Resources
The planet does not have infinite resources to give up for processing
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 8th, 2011
This Year's Large Earthquakes Reflect Natural Randomness
They do not represent a trend towards more powerful tremors
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 3rd, 2011
How Climate Change Will Affect the Bay-Delta System
California depends tremendously on this natural resource
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Fungus Causing White-Nose Disease in Bats Found
Researchers have been looking for this microorganism for years
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
Landsat Data Joins Memory of the World International Register
The selection is a great honor for the American space agency
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
Yukon River Gets Mercury Boost from Permafrost
Experts analyze contributors to the river's high mercury levels
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 25th, 2011
CO2 Concentrations Linked to Flood Size
The connection has been determined to be rather weak
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 25th, 2011
Large Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey
The USGS estimates the tremor was rather intense
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 24th, 2011
Navajo Testimonies Confirm USGS Climate Science
Researchers ask tribal elders for accounts of dune migrations
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 11th, 2011
The Need for More Rare Earth Elements Increases
Experts are trying to figure out how to meed growing demands
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 30th, 2011
USGS Study Reveal Mineral Riches in Afghanistan
The country has a lot of potential for geological resources