By lowen@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 17, 2026.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has published a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft. Proposals are due August 13, 2026.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

A question we hear often is Will the lava erupting in Halemaʻumaʻu eventually flow out of Kīlauea summit caldera?  

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has been publishing weekly “Volcano Watch” articles for over 30 years. Now, we are launching another weekly feature, the “Volcano Minute,” a brief audio update for radio stations and available online! 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) staff are often asked, “Will lava erupted during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu eventually flow out of the caldera? And if so, when?” The answer is complicated... 

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

To help inform big game-related restoration priorities, the USGS and their collaborators assessed the drivers of change in mule deer fawn-to-doe ratios over 20 years in Wyoming in summer and winter use areas.

By aaarcher@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

Researchers, students, and partners from across organizations came together at the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF) to conduct the facility's first coordinated research, development, and innovation activities, demonstrating the HIF’s role as a national platform for water science and technology development. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 16, 2026.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists completed a helicopter overflight of Halema‘uma‘u on July 16, following Kīlauea summit eruption episode 51 the day before.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 15, 2026.

Episode 51 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:30 a.m. HST on July 15, 2026.

By ssoileau@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 15, 2026.

As part of ongoing efforts required under the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) captures and monitors grizzly bears for research and monitoring purposes. Here you will find capture notifications for the current field season.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 14, 2026.

On Tuesday, July 14, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists completed a brief monitoring helicopter overflight of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 14, 2026.

Sediment washing into coral reefs from land has long been viewed as one of the biggest threats to reef health. But new research from USGS and collaborators indicates that what happens after sediment reaches the reef may be just as important as where it comes from.

By tmcconnell@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 14, 2026.

Prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) may gather to shed skin - a newly documented behavior observed by researchers at the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Dr. Courtney Conway, and graduate student Emily Martin, initially set out to document Prairie rattlesnake movement but ended up observing a unique behavior. 

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 14, 2026.

The 2026 Long Island Sound Research Conference brings together researchers, managers, academia, and community partners to share the latest science and strengthen collaborations focused on the future of Long Island Sound. This year, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) highlighted a range of ocean, coastal, and watershed science needed to better understand the Sound today and prepare for tomorrow. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 13, 2026.

New eruption maps depict the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater that began on December 23, 2024.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 13, 2026.

On Thursday, July 9, 8:17 p.m. HST, a magnitude-4.5 earthquake occurred 34 mi (54 km) west-southwest of Captain Cook on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 24 mi (39 km) below sea level.

By lsheng@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 13, 2026.

The Library is proud to showcase these examples of the USGS’s role in our nation’s history – from first steps in cartography, to advances in mapping and printing, and into the future with our characteristic scientific excellence.

By jolene_gittens@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Jul 13, 2026.

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level helicopter flights over northeastern Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The flights are scheduled to begin in July and continue until next October, weather and other flight restrictions permitting.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 12, 2026.

Hydrocarbons in Yellowstone?  Yes indeed, there are oil seeps in the northeastern part of the park! These seeps are a consequence of the region’s long and complex geological history.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 09, 2026.

If you’ve felt earthquake shaking lately, you’re not alone. Over the past several months, a handful of large, deep earthquakes have rattled the Island of Hawaiʻi—including the magnitude‑6.0 that was felt state-wide on May 22nd, followed by magnitude‑4.6 and 4.7 earthquakes in early June. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 09, 2026.

Island of Hawaiʻi residents may have felt shaking recently from large, deep earthquakes. Deep earthquakes like this have been recorded since the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) first started monitoring Hawaii’s volcanoes in 1912. 

By dchilds@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 09, 2026.

The USGS Strategy for a Hazard Ready Nation provides an approach that our researchers and staff can use to deliver actionable, user-focused science that supports risk-informed decision making aimed at reducing risk and losses across the Nation. The Strategy builds upon successful efforts within the USGS and seeks to promote and prioritize similar work in the future under an organized framework.

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 08, 2026.

USGS NOROCK scientists, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, used environmental DNA monitoring in the early detection of invasive New Zealand mudsnails in a fish hatchery, enabling a rapid and successful eradication response. This effort prevented a mudsnail infestation that could have led to long-term operational disruption or permanent facility closure.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 08, 2026.

Two articles recently published by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff highlight livestreaming cameras and Mauna Loa's 1868 eruption. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 08, 2026.

As the largest lake west of the Mississippi River with an average depth of around five meters (~16 feet), the Great Salt Lake offers an opportunity to explore acoustic and sedimentary archives of earthquake ruptures in a shallow terminal basin. A new USGS study addresses questions related to how Great Salt Lake sediments respond to surface rupture and earthquake shaking.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 07, 2026.

On Tuesday, July 7, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists completed a brief monitoring helicopter overflight of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. 

By kkovacs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 07, 2026.

USGS scientists are using geochemical proxies to reconstruct past ocean conditions and better understand long-term changes to Earth's marine ecosystems. Join Friday's Findings as USGS researcher Jason Addison shares how paleoceanographic tools are shedding light on past conditions and offering insight to how marine systems respond to environmental change.

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 07, 2026.

In February 2025, scientists from around the world met in Hilo, on the flanks of the Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes, for a scientific conference on basaltic caldera collapses. Organized by the USGS scientists and partners and attended by 155 researchers from 15 different countries, the goal of the meeting was to combine observations, discuss open questions, and plan new research.

By kkovacs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 06, 2026.

Coral disease is now one of the major causes of reef degradation and coral mortality. Tune into Friday's Findings to learn how USGS researchers are studying an emerging threat, stony coral tissue loss disease.

By kmalpeli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 06, 2026.

Explore CASC representation at the 2026 Ecological Society of America Meeting (July 26 - 31, 2026).

By ssoileau@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jul 06, 2026.

Friday’s Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. Each 30-minute session provides an overview of a current science topic and includes an opportunity for attendees to engage directly with USGS scientists through a question-and-answer segment.  Webinars are held from 2:00-2:30 PM Eastern/11:00 -11:30 AM Pacific, unless otherwise noted.