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Microbial Ecology of Deep-Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons

Microbial Ecology of Deep-Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons

A new USGS fact sheet highlights microbiological experiments that will be conducted in submarine canyons along the U.S. east coast.

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Summer Interns Help Organize USGS Library and Map Collections in St. Petersburg, Florida

Summer Interns Help Organize USGS Library and Map Collections in St. Petersburg, Florida

Interns made substantial progress in organizing, cataloging, and archiving library, map, and outreach resources.

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International Team Studies Impacts of Oil and Gas Drilling on Cold-Water Corals in Norway

International Team Studies Impacts of Oil and Gas Drilling on Cold-Water Corals in Norway

Regulations exist to keep drilling from occurring too close to the corals; however, drilling mud (a slurry of clays used to keep the drill lubricated)...

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Aerial Photographs of Outer Banks Show Coastal Damage from Hurricane Irene

Aerial Photographs of Outer Banks Show Coastal Damage from Hurricane Irene

The series of before-and-after aerial photographs, produced by the USGS, features five photo pairs that show coastal change in areas from Cape Lookout...

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USGS Scientists Develop System for Simultaneous Measurements of Topography and Bathymetry in Coastal Environments

USGS Scientists Develop System for Simultaneous Measurements of Topography and Bathymetry in Coastal Environments

USGS researchers met in Biloxi, Mississippi to assemble and test a boat-mounted system that simultaneously measures topography (onshore elevations)...

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USGS Arctic Ocean Research: A Polar Ocean Acidification Study

USGS Arctic Ocean Research: A Polar Ocean Acidification Study

Research findings will provide an important baseline of information about Arctic Ocean chemistry, which is likely to change in response to projected...

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USGS is Valuable Partner in First St. Petersburg, Florida, Science Festival

USGS is Valuable Partner in First St. Petersburg, Florida, Science Festival

The event provided a venue where children and adults could enjoy more than two dozen hands-on activities from various science-related organizations...

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Award for Poster on Web Access to USGS Core Repository

Award for Poster on Web Access to USGS Core Repository

A team led by geologist Chris Reich of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida...

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New Book Offers Comprehensive Description of Gulf of Mexico Geology

New Book Offers Comprehensive Description of Gulf of Mexico Geology

The recently published Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 3, Geology provides the most up to date, systematic, cohesive, and...

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USGS Taps the Florida Sun for Energy in St. Petersburg

USGS Taps the Florida Sun for Energy in St. Petersburg

The USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, is installing a new solar-heating system.

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