News and events

Latest

Cliffs of white chalk rock topped with green grass jut out into the sea. There are radio masts at the edge of the cliff and a lighthouse slightly inland. You can see rocks on the sea bed offshore from the beach at the bottom of the cliffs.
BGS news

New seabed geology maps for offshore Yorkshire

14/03/2023

Offshore Yorkshire is the latest map to be released in BGS's series of fine-scale digital seabed maps.

Show more
A person wearing a green hat and a blue coat standing on ground covered in leaves in front of a deep hole.
BGS news

New BGS karst report released for Hampshire and Wiltshire

10/03/2023

The report details the evidence for karst processes in areas of soluble rocks that have not previously been considered karstic.

Show more
loch-lomond-north-thumb
BGS blogs

Below the bonnie banks: mapping Loch Lomond’s underwater landslides

07/03/2023

Using high-resolution, multibeam bathymetry and shallow seismic imaging, BGS’s marine geoscience and landslides teams are mapping historic landslides under the waters of Loch Lomond.

Show more

Explore more news

Browse all news and events by category

Portrait of Mary Anning by Benjamin John Merifield Donne, 1850
BGS blogs
Mary Anning: a remarkable fossil collector

19/04/2021

Simon Harris explains what a letter, sent by Anning in 1822, can tell us about her life and work at the time.

Show more
BGS Organic Geochemistry Facility
BGS blogs
Success for Sustainable Labs Initiative

31/03/2021

Improving the sustainability of our laboratories is integral to the BGS Environmental Sustainability Strategy.

Show more
World Water Day
BGS blogs
World Water Day

22/03/2021

Jade Ward shares an overview of the ways in which groundwater resources are helping to address worldwide issues such as the global water crisis, waterborne disease and climate change adaptation.

Show more
PhD student Sophia
BGS blogs
Land-to-lake micronutrient transfer in east Africa

18/03/2021

Sophia shares her experience from her first year as a PhD student with the Inorganic Geochemistry Facility

Show more
Pinwheel offshore
BGS blogs
Environmental understanding: adapting to a changing climate

16/03/2021

From food security to mitigating geohazard risks, environmental understanding is essential for mitigation and resilience in a changing climate.

Show more
Tsunami damage May 2011 - North Honshu Island
BGS blogs
10 years on: the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

11/03/2021

In remembrance, Prof David Tappin discusses the importance of tsunami anniversaries

Show more
UKGEOS
BGS blogs
Dadlau dros gyfathrebau dwyieithog

11/03/2021

Welsh geologist Ashley Patton makes the case for sharing bilingual content, especially when working with the public.

Show more
fragmented old circuit boards
BGS blogs
Exploding rocks: the UK’s first Selfrag machine

09/03/2021

BGS’s new Selfrag machine is helping to unearth the history of rocks.

Show more

Was this page helpful?

  • How can we make this section better?*

  • Please select a reason*

  • How can we make this section better?*