WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A study, titled 'Flood-Inundation Maps for 14.8 Miles of Little and Big Papillion Creeks in Omaha, Nebraska, 2023,' was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District. The report, designated Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5032 and published in 2025, was authored by Kellan R. Strauch and Bradley R. Hoefer. It details the creation of digital flood-inundation map libraries for a 14.8-mile str  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, has released a document titled 'Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program--2023 Year-in-Review,' which highlights a productive year for the program. The report, Circular 1545, was authored by Elise R. Irwin, Caroline E. Murphy, Dawn E. Childs, Donald E. Dennerline, and Jonathan R. Mawdsley. It details the program's successes in conducting research, training conservation pr  more