As you fly over central and western Kansas, you’ll notice distinctive circles in the agricultural fields below. Some might interpret these patterns as evidence of extraterrestrial activity, but ...

A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, along with staff from three field offices of the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources will be in ...

Several boxes of rock core are pictured Monday, December 23, 2024. The Kansas Geological Survey’s library of drill cores, which currently includes over 73,000 boxes of rocks, is expanding to enhance ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Geological Survey has a new tool to help with water conservation efforts across the state. The KGS announced last week on Facebook that it now has airborne ...

Kansas Geological Survey is expanding library and laboratory space at the University of Kansas for research on rock cores. This image is of preserved core brought up from more than 3,660 feet ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNW) — Scientists believe that a recent uptick in earthquakes in Saline County will eventually wind down. Dr. Rick Miller, Senior Scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, states ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (Kansas Reflector) Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey ...

People exploring Kansas' outdoor spaces may have noticed some odd pink-hued boulders now and again that don't quite fit in with the landscape. So what are these rocks and how did they wind up in the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Since August 5, parts of Kansas have experienced eight earthquakes, according to the Kansas Geological Survey. Three of these earthquakes registered over 3.0 on the Richter ...

Water is essential for humans, livestock and crops and finding a way to match those needs with a limited resource is the goal of many High Plains experts. One of those experts is Brownie Wilson, ...