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U.S. Geological Survey

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    The Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011 Food, Drink and Restaurant Winners

    ​It's that time of year: Today, the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011 will hit newsstands around town. You'll probably hear and feel it before you see it. It's a huge issue, and when the stack hits the ground, it registers with the USGS.You don't have to wait to pick up the dead-tree version ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Nitrate Pollution in Mississippi River Basin Remains High Despite Conservation Efforts

    Kelly Brady, USGSUSGS personnel sample water on the Missouri River at Hermann last month.​A new study out today indicates that the Mississippi River Basin (that includes the Missouri and Illinois Rivers) remains just as polluted from nitrates today as it was in the 1980s.The news comes despite eff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Mississippi River Flooding Could Create Dead Zone in Gulf the Size of New Hampshire

    This year's dead zone from Mississippi River flooding could exceed the 2002 record shown here.​We know it's just a coincidence that the motto for New Hampshire is "Live Free or Die." Still, we couldn't help but see some gallows humor in that slogan when the U.S. Geological Survey announced today t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    4.2 Magnitude Earthquakes Strikes St. Louis

    A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the St. Louis region around 3:10 a.m. today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor originated near Richwoods, Missouri, (approximately 51 miles southwest of St. Louis) and could be felt as far away as Alabama. No injuries or major damage have been re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    12-Step Plan to Clean Up Lake of the Ozarks Noticeably Void of Alcohol Restraint

    The first step is admitting you have a problem.​Attorney General Chris Koster yesterday proposed twelve recommendation for improving the notoriously icky water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks.Here at Riverfront Times we are amazed that none of the twelve steps (described below) have anything to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    Missouri's E. coli problems are not confined to the Lake of the Ozarks

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    An Arrow Runs Through It: Bowfishers take aim at Asian carp

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Tremor Time Again: Did You Feel the Earth Move?

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2008

    Local scientists can predict the far-reaching effects of rumblers through the Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?

    ​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 10, 2002

    Terra Scoped

    Contemporary Museum St. Louis discovers treasure with the help of some maps

  • News

    August 29, 2001

    Fly Away Home

    Henry Marganski's pigeons fly the coop all the time. Some race back, and some don't.

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    The Right to Answers

    Nobody knows why the babies are dying near Weldon Spring. But the grownups can't help asking whether the site's toxic stew is to blame.

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    A Sewer Runs Through It

    The River des Peres tells the history of St. Louis -- our relationship to nature, to this place, to our own waste. Now there's talk of "beautifying" the river we never got around to cleaning.

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    Divine and Conquer

    Dowsing has long been used to find water, but contemporary practitioners are also plumbing spiritual depths

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    ON SHAKY GROUND

    The earthquake hazard here may be greater than you think. And planning for it is less than you'd expect.

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    When We Are History

    Steve McCracken has overseen a 13-year, $800 million cleanup and burial of the radioactive waste at Weldon Spring. Now that the odyssey is nearing its end, one thought haunts him -- how to warn people in the future not to dig it up.

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