By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 30, 2026.

A new Data Release by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provides measurements of lava fountain heights during episodes 1–50 of the ongoing episodic eruption in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea, which began December 23, 2024.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 30, 2026.

Fueling Discovery with USGS Wildland Fire Science is a public webinar series hosted by USGS Wildland Fire Science and the Ecosystems Mission Area. These webinars are meant to provide information on the breadth of USGS fire science used by stakeholders to make decisions before, during, and after wildfires in ecosystems across the U.S.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 29, 2026.

On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle jetted toward Mars on 7 July 2003 at 11:18:15 PM, Eastern daylight time. A robotic rover formally named Opportunity, and dearly nick-named “Oppy” was a passenger on the rocket. Oppy’s profession was a robot geologist on assignment for NASA to find water and evidence for past life on Mars.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 29, 2026.

Join us for a bison-centric Friday's Findings in honor of National Bison Day (November 7)! Tune in to learn how USGS scientists are helping to inform bison restoration and management. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 29, 2026.

Beneath the ocean’s surface, submarine volcanoes carry out about 75 percent of Earth’s volcanic activity, but much of what they do remains hidden from view. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 29, 2026.

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center uses Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) topics to notify users when new Landsat Collection 2 data and science products are added to the archive’s cloud-based inventory.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 29, 2026.

A new podcast episode examines how storms increase the risks posed by invasive species on islands and highlights efforts by the Pacific Islands CASC and the Pacific RISCC Management Network to strengthen regional preparedness and response capacity.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 28, 2026.

Submarine volcanoes are enigmatic and mysterious because they are cloaked by the overlying ocean, yet their activity represents 75% of earth’s volcanism.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 28, 2026.

Effective management of invasive species often depends on not only understanding where the species lives, but how it behaves. In Big Cypress National Preserve, USGS scientists are uncovering new insights into the behavior of one of Florida’s most prolific invasive snakes – the Burmese python. A new study provides important context for understanding and managing this formidable snake. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 27, 2026.

A new USGS study reveals that an estimated 18.7 million bats have been killed at U.S. onshore wind energy facilities since 1981, far more than previously understood. By analyzing data from hundreds of wind projects, researchers identified the species most vulnerable to turbine collisions and uncovered patterns that could help reduce future bat fatalities.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 26, 2026.

SAWSC Hydrologist Greg Cherry was invited to speak at the Biennial Okefenokee Science Symposium. Cherry presented on the Floridan aquifer system in Coastal Georgia and issues with saltwater intrusion in the Savannah/Hilton Head area and near downtown Brunswick, Georgia.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 25, 2026.

Recent studies are changing the way geologists think about the Lava Creek Tuff—the deposit that was created during the formation of Yellowstone Caldera 631,000 years ago. That eruption seems to have been even more complex than originally thought.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 23, 2026.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a lava sampling mission and monitoring overflight of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea the morning of October 22, 2026, following episode 55 which occurred on October 17, 2026.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 23, 2026.

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level helicopter flights over western Idaho in October and early November to image geology using airborne geophysical technology.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 22, 2026.

A caldera intrusion from September 30-October 1, amidst the ongoing episodic lava fountaining eruption at Kīlauea summit, has a lot of people wondering what will come next. Eruptions and magmatic intrusions are not unusual, and Kīlauea has experienced many of these in the summit region and along the rift zones over the past few years.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 22, 2026.

If you've been wondering what Kīlauea's recent caldera intrusion means, you're not alone. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 22, 2026.

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) scientists and collaborators are presenting findings from hazard and risk studies at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America 47th Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from November 2-5, 2026.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 22, 2026.

By mapping where human-bear interactions are most likely to occur under normal and drought conditions in Maryland, National CASC research can help wildlife managers support coexistence.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 21, 2026.

Summary of the Global Food-and-Water Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Project Workshop held on October 15th-16th, 2026 at the U. S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Flagstaff Science Center

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 21, 2026.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released an assessment estimating 96 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable, undiscovered natural gas resources on Alaska’s North Slope.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 21, 2026.

Improvements to the Burn Severity Portal, including increased consistency to previously released maps and expanded data access, have been released, strengthening tools that are used for wildfire response and analysis.  

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

The U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Best Student Geologic Map Competition, which took place at the annual Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects meeting in Denver, CO this past October.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

A new paper led by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory tracks the geochemistry of the first year of lava fountains (episodes 1–39) erupted during the ongoing episodic eruption in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea, which began December 23, 2024.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

RESTON, Va. – Low-level helicopter flights will begin in October over eastern Oregon to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

USGS scientists are using eDNA to piece together the story of deep-water ocean life in the Gulf and monitor the health of this unique ecosystem.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

To improve assessments of the beach erosion hazards of U.S. coastlines, the USGS conducts coastal monitoring of these vulnerable beach landforms. This monitoring results in better understanding of the seasonal, event-based, and long-term changes to the coast and helps with planning for impacts from storms, such as those related to El Niño.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

Brown, dead grass and leaves can tell a story – whether it’s one of wildfire danger, disease or drought. 

To help understand the connection between nature’s hazards and plants, University of Utah researchers Phil Dennison and Mickey Campbell want to track non-photosynthetic vegetation, or NPV, which refers to dead or weathered plant material, including plant litter, leaves, needles and branches.

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

Snow, covering more than one-third of the Earth’s land surface seasonally, is a crucial water source for more than 1.2 billon people across the globe. 

As significant as it is to the world’s water supply, snow is also one of the most difficult elements to monitor with remote sensing due to its brightness, challenging terrain, ever-changing nature and depth, along with cloud cover and topography. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when algae or cyanobacteria grow rapidly. These blooms can wreak havoc in aquatic ecosystems, killing hundreds of thousands of fish, harming people and animals and costing up to $100 million annually in the United States. 

By U.S. Geological Survey from All News. Published on Oct 20, 2026.

Agriculture and the Landsat program have a long history together. The satellite Earth observations that began in 1972 provided a vital ability to monitor how crops were growing around the world—and whether shortages might be looming that would affect the food supply.