Invasive annual grasses can replace native vegetation and alter fire behavior, impacting a range of habitats and species. A team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University, […]
Water data visualizations are provocative visuals and captivating stories that inform, inspire, and empower people to address our Nation’s most pressing water issues. USGS data science and visualization experts use
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with other research institutions to head off a potential future energy crisis that could be driven in part by artificial intelligence. The
Air pollution from industrial and transportation sources declined across much of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. This provided an opportunity to examine whether brief reductions in nitrogen pollution
Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical
The past decade encompasses some of the most extensive fire activity in recorded history. An area the size of Vermont (~24,000 km2) burned in a single Siberian fire in the
Tyler Coleman holds two harvested ducks that have been banded. Coleman wears a necklace of bands he’s collected over the years. Each Band is a Memory and a Story For
These data were compiled for Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) in southern Arizona, to support managment efforts of water resources and wildlife conservation. Objective(s) of our study were to
“You get paid to have fun—what more could you want?” said Amelia Tappler, a current high school senior from Douglasville, Ga., who attended the program this summer. Some of the
First record of non-native Goniolimon tataricum found within a grassy field in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Photo credit: Daniel Coles. The cost of invasive control Controlling invasive species is expensive, and the
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Quiet quitting isn’t just for burned out employees. Atoms carrying information inside quantum computers, known as qubits, sometimes vanish silently from their posts. This problematic phenomenon, called
The Bird Banding Lab at USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center recently wrapped up the 41st banding season at the fall migration monitoring station on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS)
Terminal lakes—such as the Great Salt Lake– have no outlet to an external body of water and are unique environments important for waterbirds and other wildlife. These lakes are declining
“A mostly Pennsylvania-based study of smallmouth bass, a popular gamefish, found that the family of chemicals known PFAS — officially called per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances — do build up in
To help state, local and Tribal government officials, farmers, ranchers and land managers mitigate the threats from invasive species, the U.S. Geological Survey creates Flood and Storm Tracker maps that
