In the late 1800s, the Geological Survey of NSW was tasked with preparing geological maps of the colony, which provided information to assist in the exploration for new mineral fields and underground ...

(Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR) USGS data is “the gold standard,” said David Boutt, a hydrogeologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “The communities, the first responders, the people that ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from WSW to SW. The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C). Winds from SSW to SW at 6 to 19 mph (9.7 to 30.6 kph ...

A businessman has helped "put Frinton on the map" after creating a pocket-sized map using a grant. Mike McLain, who runs Great Danes gift shop in Frinton, successfully applied for £6,210 from the UK ...

Scientists are set to launch a spacecraft this week to map water on the Moon, which could help future efforts to colonise its surface. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft, which will launch from Nasa’s ...

Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...