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Overview of Europe’s main land subsidence processes. Fig 1 from 'Lessons learned from European land subsidence' published in Nature.
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What lies beneath Europe’s sinking ground?

01/09/2026

Land subsidence is becoming increasingly visible across Europe. New research examines how better monitoring, shared data and a deeper understanding of the subsurface can help assess and manage its impacts.

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Secrets of an ancient supervolcano uncovered that change our understanding of England’s geological past

28/08/2026

Scientists have found evidence of a long-hidden link between an ancient buried ash layer in Scandinavia and a concealed supervolcano in eastern England.

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Folded raw carbon fibre cloth. © iStockPhoto
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Measuring the environmental impacts of carbon fibre:  life cycle assessment

01/09/2026

Undergraduate student Phoebe Brown visited BGS to understand the life cycle of carbon fibre, from primary production to recycling.

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Overview of Europe’s main land subsidence processes. Fig 1 from 'Lessons learned from European land subsidence' published in Nature.
BGS news
What lies beneath Europe’s sinking ground?

01/09/2026

Land subsidence is becoming increasingly visible across Europe. New research examines how better monitoring, shared data and a deeper understanding of the subsurface can help assess and manage its impacts.

Show more
Folded raw carbon fibre cloth. © iStockPhoto
BGS blogs
Measuring the environmental impacts of carbon fibre:  life cycle assessment

01/09/2026

Undergraduate student Phoebe Brown visited BGS to understand the life cycle of carbon fibre, from primary production to recycling.

Show more
gary-saldana-KRttQCXUjNI-unsplash
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Secrets of an ancient supervolcano uncovered that change our understanding of England’s geological past

28/08/2026

Scientists have found evidence of a long-hidden link between an ancient buried ash layer in Scandinavia and a concealed supervolcano in eastern England.

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Bunter Sandstone core from the Cleethorpes 1 well.
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MaxStoreUK hydrogen geological storage policy roundtable

Event on 08/10/2026

Storage operators, regulators, licensor and government stakeholders are invited to join our roundtable discussion of hydrogen geological storage policy.

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BGS research into drought-exposed soils wins award

26/08/2026

A research paper investigating how temperate soils respond to drought has been announced as the winner of the Land Best Paper Award.

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Experiences from our Commonwealth Fellowship at the British Geological Survey

24/08/2026

Scientific fellowships foster professional growth, international collaboration and exposure to world-class research environments. A group of visiting Commonwealth Fellowship researchers share their experience of being hosted at the BGS Inorganic Geochemistry Facility.

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The River Chess: a classic chalk stream fed by the Chalk aquifer of the Chiltern Hills. © Josh Brown / iStockPhoto.com
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UK aquifers robust despite driest July on record

16/08/2026

In a summer experiencing widespread drought, groundwater levels around the country are showing resilience, demonstrating their value as a crucial resource and indicating they could play a more significant role in mitigating the impacts of extreme weather.

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Truncated drumlins offshore the Ayrshire coast, approximately between Girvan and Lendalfoot. The MBES bathymetry data in this figure were collected for the UK's Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), managed by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's (MCA) and delivered in partnership with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The onshore DEM is NEXTMap Britain elevation data provided courtesy of Intermap Technologies..
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Coastal retreat in the past: the legacy of truncated drumlins

07/08/2026

The UK's coasts have been responding to changing sea levels for thousands of years, but some of the best evidence of those changes now lies hidden beneath the waves.

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