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North Korea Claims It Just Successfully Detonated a Hydrogen Bomb
North Korean state media announced that a small hydrogen bomb was successfully detonated on Wednesday, but experts are skeptical about the claim.
Your Birth Control Pills and Hamburgers Might Be Making These Fish Intersex
Researchers from the US Geological Survey and the US Fish and Wildlife Service found that a whopping 85 percent of smallmouth bass and 27 percent of male largemouth bass were intersex in 19 wildlife preserves in the northeastern US.
The Small Agency Trying to Prevent Catastrophic Solar Storms
FOIA'ed documents reveal the US Geological Survey fighting for a budget increase.
A Big Earthquake Just Hit Oklahoma — And It Might Be the Oil Industry's Fault
Oklahoma is now the most seismically active US state with nearly 800 earthquakes this year of magnitude 3.0 or greater, up from just two or three quakes a year prior to 2010.
The US Geological Survey Is Using Twitter to Monitor Earthquakes
The impulse to constantly share your thoughts with others is helping the USGS keep up with seismic activity.
Ten Killed as Huge Quake Hits Off Coast of Chile, but Tsunami Warnings Are Now Lifted
After Wednesday's magnitude 8.3 earthquake the Chilean government today raised the death toll to ten people, but lifted tsunami warnings for the country's coast.
Human Activity Is Causing Significantly More Earthquakes
The rate of induced earthquakes is rising so rapidly that the US Geological Survey now includes them in their hazard models.
We're a Long Way From Earthquake Predictions
Seismologist say it's an extremely difficult task to predict when an earthquake will strike and how strong it will be, despite knowing where they are likely to occur.
The Perfect Earthquake Warning System Is Already in Your Pocket
A software update is all it would take to make your phone a cheap, effective early warning system.
Your Birth Control Pill Pee Is Making Male Fish Grow Ovaries
A new study from the US Geological Survey published in Scientific Reports has found that fish all over the US are showing signs of exposure to EE2—a synthetic hormone found in oral contraceptives.
Fracking Seems to Be Causing Hundreds of Earthquakes Across the Country Each Year
A swarm of 77 earthquakes outside of Youngstown, Ohio in early 204 have been linked to drilling and Oklahoma had more seismic activity last year than any other state in the continental United States.