The Puget Sound area is vulnerable to several types of seismic risks.
Seismologists Seek Space on Volunteers’ Floors and Lawns to Study Seattle Seismic Risks
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The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here, USGS is Ready
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and property if a major storm makes landfall this season.
Engineers Boost Potential for Creating Successor to Shrinking Transistors
Computers and similar electronic devices have gotten faster and smaller over the decades as computer-chip makers have learned how to shrink individual transistors, the tiny electrical switches that convey digital information.
Tiny Fish a Big Lure for Life on Coral Reefs
Researchers from Simon Fraser University have discovered how coral reefs support such an abundance and diversity of life.
Research Brief: Climate Change Is Already Affecting Global Food Production — and Not Equally
The world’s top 10 crops — barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat — supply a combined 83 percent of all calories produced on cropland.
Economists Link Solar Activity to Decrease in Production
Two University of Windsor researchers have shown that the sun’s wrath can affect your nation’s pocketbook.
