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South Florida's drinking water has become increasingly threatened by shrinking wetlands, algal blooms, and now, saltwater intrusion.

View the location of the quake's epicenter and shake area.

Earthquake preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop earthquake hazard models and building codes.

At least 154 people died in a powerful, 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday and caused widespread damage in neighboring Thailand and southwestern China.

E. Tammy Kim writes about a scientist working for the U.S. Geological Survey, an agency under the Interior Department, amid DOGE's attack on federal employees.

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve

With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let's look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the U.S.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman Islands as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were cleared of the threat.

View the location of the quake's epicenter and shake area.

A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, and some people in the region experienced a tremor. The magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Norris Geyser Basin, which has a history of quakes.

'It appears that these magma bodies exist beneath volcanoes over their whole lifetime, not just during an active state.'

No injuries reported in 3.8-magnitude tremor

Axial Seamount is a young, 30 million-year-old undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean off the U.S. coast, and it's expected to blow this year. While "fascinating" and spectacular, nobody's worried about it.

Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted

A strong earthquake killed dozens of people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude region of western China and across the border in Nepal.

Physical shift means a massive eruption is not likely in our lifetimes

China has banned exports of critical materials used to make products including smartphones, electric vehicles, and radar systems.

As a gargantuan plume of magma rises from the depths, tectonic forces are wrenching the island nation apart, triggering the outpouring of lava.

In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized by TIME Magazine as a "Top Invention of 2024"! TIME

'Who would have predicted you could toss a gopher in for a day and see a residual effect 40 years later?'