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 ...

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 ...

Michigan tops the nation when it comes to how much of its surface area is covered by water, by percentage, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. Across the 50 U.S. states, water area ...

The Trump administration recently expedited permitting for a proposed potash mine in Michigan ... U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey. The product is produced through various ...

Several residents in Ostego County, Michigan, received an alert about an earthquake on Monday, but local officials say it was due to an error. According to Michigan ...

That's what a new U.S. Geological Survey predictive study suggests ... more widespread that many of us had thought the EGLE map suggests Michigan isn't immune while more and more of our ...

A new map released by the United States Geological Survey indicates that the state may have yet another ... the best chances for a major field of production lay in Michigan’s lower peninsula. The ...