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Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing. The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and return with meaningful data, while reflecting…
Department of Education: Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability
GAO reviewed the Department of Education’s (ED) new rule entitled “Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce…
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Woodford and Barnett shales
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of undiscovered gas and oil in the Woodford and Barnett shales in the Permian Basin, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas – enough to supply the United States for 10 months at the current rate of consumption –…
Value of U.S. mineral production rose last year, driven by precious metals prices
The USGS releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, the first and most authoritative source for mineral production, trade and consumption data
New AI Tool Forecasts Drought 90 Days Ahead Nationwide
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released a new machine learning tool that forecasts droughts up to 90 days ahead nationwide. The tool may provide communities extra time to prepare for water shortages that could impact agriculture, municipal supplies, recreation and ecosystems.
New research shows prehistoric lake contributed to the birth of the Grand Canyon
RESTON, Va. — A new collaborative study led by the U.S. Geological Survey provides strong evidence that the Grand Canyon was carved out by spillover flooding from ancient Lake Bidahochi, a large lake fed by the ancestral Colorado River. The lake’s eventual spillover likely helped establish the course of the Colorado River.
New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released the first nationwide tool to help water planners determine if communities have enough water for current and future needs.
Lithium in Eastern States Could Replace Imports for a Century or More
RESTON, Va. — The Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, enough to replace 328 years of U.S. imports at last year’s level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Bossier Formation of Gulf Coast
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of undiscovered gas and oil in the Bossier Formation along the Gulf Coast, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 343.5 trillion cubic feet of gas – enough to supply the United States for more than 10 years at the current rate of consumption –…
USGS, NASA Map Critical Minerals from 65,000 Feet
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA announced an addition to the world’s largest airborne hyperspectral survey – a digital portrait of critical minerals and geology in the American West, taken from 12 miles up.
USGS: Lithium in Carolinas Could Replace Imports for a Century or More
RESTON, Va. — The southern Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 1.43 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium oxide, enough to replace 201 years of U.S. imports at last year’s level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.
USGS Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Buda Limestone of Texas
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of undiscovered gas and oil in the Buda Limestone formation near the Texas Gulf Coast, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 184 billion cubic feet of gas and 12 million barrels of oil.
