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Scientists have discovered that the oldest intact rock in the United States is not in Minnesota or Wyoming—but in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The 3.62-billion-year-old Watersmeet Gneiss is rewriting ...
In the dense forests of Michigan s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have uncovered a massive ancient agricultural system that ...
Residents across the Upper Peninsula may notice low-flying planes this month — but don’t fret; they are supposed to be there.
Residents across the Upper Peninsula may notice low-flying planes this month; don’t fret; they are supposed to be there. On ...
A dozen earthquakes were detected in a US town that sits on top of a fault line capable of unleashing a powerful and ...
Abstract: The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) provided data for detailed topographical maps of about 80% of the Earth's ... We also acquired U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) digital elevation ...
Astronomers have made a huge discovery using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. They have detected nearly 1,700 galaxy groups, the biggest and most detailed sample ever found. These groups are ...
More than 1.1 billion years ago, an immense geological fault called the Midcontinent Rift began to form beneath what is now the U.S. Midwest. This massive rift stretches approximately 2,000 kilometers ...
A spokesperson for US Geological Survey, the federal agency tasked with ... according to Jeff Freymueller, a professor at Michigan State University who used to work at the Alaska Volcano ...
And it’s on a mission: to improve maps. Outfitted with an elongated “boom” and cruising at altitudes as low as 300 feet above the ground, the U.S. Geological Survey is raising awareness ...
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