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Browse a collection of stories about prominent USGS scientists and projects in Alaska news.

2020 USGS Alaska Science Report

Celebrating Black History:  Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

February 16, 2024

####   Celebrating Black History:  Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Growing up beneath the towering steel structures of Chicago, Ric Wilson was fascinated with how things worked.   

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Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

February 9, 2024

####   Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

*USGS celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by featuring five fascinating animals and five phenomenal female scientists who*...

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Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

January 26, 2024

####   Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate...

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Uptick in earthquake activity at Mount St. Helens remains within background levels (July 15, 2023-Present)

October 30, 2023

####   Uptick in earthquake activity at Mount St. Helens remains within background levels (July 15, 2023-Present)

Over the past three months, seismicity at Mount St. Helens has been elevated but remains within the normal range of background seismicity. Most of the...

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USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.

October 27, 2023

####   USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.

**RESTON, Va.** — Better recovery of critical minerals from unmined deposits, active mines, existing processing facilities, and legacy mine sites could...

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Interagency Partners to Collect Seafloor Data in Southern Alaska

May 18, 2023

####   Interagency Partners to Collect Seafloor Data in Southern Alaska

Starting in May 2023 in the Gulf of Alaska, this regional seafloor mapping campaign is part of a broader effort to collect data across coastal and...

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USGS Invests Millions in Critical-Minerals Mapping in Alaska

May 17, 2023

####   USGS Invests Millions in Critical-Minerals Mapping in Alaska

**ANCHORAGE, Alaska.**— The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the...

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New Wave Glider will study Earthquake Processes along U.S. Subduction Zones

March 23, 2023

####   New Wave Glider will study Earthquake Processes along U.S. Subduction Zones

The USGS has acquired a new state-of-the-art wave glider for constraining plate motions and earthquake processes along U.S. subduction zones.

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

March 9, 2023

####   President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

*Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce*

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USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

December 23, 2022

####   USGS aids storm response to Extratropical Typhoon Merbok in Alaska

In September 2022, the west coast of Alaska was struck by Extratropical Typhoon Merbok, generating significant storm surge that caused severe flooding...

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Changing Wave Dynamics in Arctic Alaska

December 1, 2022

####   Changing Wave Dynamics in Arctic Alaska

The Arctic coast of Alaska is defined and shaped by ice—and, increasingly, waves. New studies from USGS researchers and collaborators examine how wind...

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Mapping the Entire Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault System

November 9, 2022

####   Mapping the Entire Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault System

A recently completed series of data publications led by the U.S. Geological Survey represents the first time the fault has been mapped using...

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