Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change ...

Water supplies are becoming increasingly limited across larges swathes of the United States, a new analysis reveals.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Advisory ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halema'uma'u crater. Kilauea volcano entered its fourth eruptive episode on Thursday ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A 3.5 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck Concord Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported at around 8:49 a.m. It was downgraded from a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 3.7 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of San Francisco Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS says it was about three miles ...

It's one of the world's most popular navigation apps. But Google Maps has been causing chaos for some shoppers after pranksters set up a 'phantom' Aldi in the middle of the Welsh countryside.

Geological maps indicate the distribution of strata and rocks under the ground, and have been created as basic maps for resource development and national land use. In recent years, such maps have also ...

Look no further than Geology/Earth Science, the science of the 21st Century, dedicated to fostering a sustainable Planet. Geological Sciences is the ground zero for tackling global societal challenges ...