Pokémon Go Fans Use Government Maps to Hunt Snakes

Pokémon Go fans are wrestling with U.S. government geographic data to find a newly-released creature: Silicobra, the sand snake Pokémon.
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Yes, That Earthquake Was Real — And No, It Wasn't the Big One (But the USGS Did Downgrade It)

A 4.6 (formerly 4.9) earthquake near Boulder Creek jolted the Bay Area awake at 1:41 a.m. No damage, no injuries — but aftershocks aren't off the table.

The world’s deepest sensors will detect earthquakes around the world from far below Antarctica

On the surface, Antarctica’s vast ice sheet appears still and unchanging. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), collaborating with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, has installed the

Earthquake jolts Northern California. 'We can expect aftershocks,' USGS says

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake centered in Santa Cruz County rattled Northern California early Thursday morning, waking people up as far away as San Francisco.
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USGS helicopters to begin low-flying survey with equipment across 16 counties next week

Residents in West Michigan can expect to see low-level helicopter flights beginning next week.

USGS says a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean

NEIAFU, Tonga (AP) — USGS says a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean. The new automated ball-strike challenge system has come with an interesting side effect.
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Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS says

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