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 ...

The new Watney CoreLab at the Kansas Geological Survey is pictured on Nov. 6, 2025. States like Colorado, Wyoming and Utah may have mountains and canyons that beautifully fill picture windows, but ...

Jay Kalbas, the director of the Kansas Geological Survey and the state's geologist, sprays slabs of Kansas core samples to better see the geological details of the pieces. There was a time not long ...

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 ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Geological Survey reported Wednesday groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer could be sustained for at least one decade in moisture-imperiled areas of western Kansas through ...

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 ...

Brownie Wilson of the Kansas Geological Survey uses a metal measuring tape to determine the depth of the aquifer’s water level in western Kansas. Statewide aquifer levels dropped by nearly two feet ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Geological Survey checks groundwater levels in Kansas each year. The most recent levels show mixed results, including a drop in one of the major sources of Wichita’s ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Geologists are putting their skills to the test studying hidden threats that lie beneath the feet of thousands of Kansas residents. Kansas may not be the first state to come to mind ...