For decades, the rocky north shore of Lake Huron has served as a lab and lecture hall for second-year University of Toronto students learning fundamental geological field skills.
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USGS Scientists Work on Four Tropical Cyclones at Once
At the mid-September peak of a very active Atlantic Hurricane Season, with four named storms and three tropical disturbances on the move at the same time, some USGS scientists are responding to multiple storms at once.
Research Expected To Improve Predictions On Plant Growth
A $3 million grant is supporting Texas A&M AgriLife plant phenotyping research.
Where Ice Still Flows into Glacier Bay
In this changing Alaskan landscape, tidewater glaciers are holding on to the bay’s West Arm.
Mercury Concentrations in Yukon River Fish Could Surpass EPA Criterion by 2050
The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed EPA mercury criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming are not constrained, according to new scientific research led by the National Snow and Ice Data Center’s (NSIDC) Kevin Schaefer.
NASA Takes Flight to Study California's Wildfire Burn Areas
While the agency's satellites image the wildfires from space, scientists are flying over burn areas, using smoke-penetrating technology to better understand the damage.