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Only last summer research published by earth scientists in the international journal Tectonics concluded that geological faults in the Sichuan Basin, China are sufficiently long to sustain a strong ground-shaking earthquake, making them potentially serious sources of regional seismic hazard.

Using remarkable new seabed imagery, researchers at the British Geological Survey have discovered unambiguous evidence of the collapse of the British and Scandinavian ice sheets at the end of the last ice age 20,000 years ago.

At a launch held at the Wells and Mendips Museum, the British Geological Survey (BGS) announced the publication of two brand-new geological maps and guidebooks that feature one of Britain's most popular and beautiful areas - the Mendips.

To mark National Science & Engineering Week, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is running a "Fossil and Rock Show" at its headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire (12 to 14 March). Nearly a thousand children and their teachers from primary schools across the East Midlands are expected they will learn to pan for gold, record their own earthquake, "tiptoe through time" with spectacular fossils from the BGS s internationally renowned collections and enjoy other hands-on activities and demonstrations.

Scientists from the British Geological Survey investigate the damage caused by the earthquake that struck much of England in the early hours of Wednesday 27th 2008.