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Studying multi-hazards from space
25/07/2024
A new European Space Agency-funded project will study the effect earthquakes have on occurrences of other natural hazards in the long-term.
![Scottish river in low flow. © Paul Glendell](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/scottish-river-in-low-flow.webp)
Warnings for Scottish farmers and distillers as new data indicates climate change may double number of droughts
23/07/2024
The agricultural and distilling sectors could face significant challenges after research finds the number of droughts in Scotland may double in the next 25 years.
![Nine people in two groups (four to the left; five to the right) standing on grey rocks with brown cliffs behind them.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tuscany-feature-image.jpg)
The heat beneath our feet: BGS field visit to Tuscan geothermal systems
05/07/2024
BGS visits the active and fossilised geothermal systems of southern Tuscany, Italy.
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![3D scan that Patrick created of the fossil Plesiechinus, a species of Echinoid. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Echinoid-sized960px.jpg)
Boreholes aren’t boring!
31/07/2023
Work experience student Patrick visited BGS to learn more about being a professional rock lover.
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New report assesses deep geothermal energy in the UK
17/07/2023
A new BGS report assesses the current situation around and future potential of deep geothermal energy in the UK.
![Vanessa in the stable isotopes lab at the British Geological Survey. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/vanessa-nowinski-945px.jpg)
My experience as an international PhD student visiting BGS
17/07/2023
PhD student Vanessa Nowinski describes her experience in the stable isotopes labs at BGS, while working on the famous Lake Suigetsu.
![Sand mining settlement pond Malaysia. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sand-mining-settlement-pond-Malaysia_945px.jpg)
Living in a world made of sand
17/07/2023
Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell outline the BGS Sand and Sustainability project, which is working on geoscience-led solutions for the global issue of sand mining.
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Mineral investigation reports released online
07/07/2023
Reports from over 260 mineral exploration projects are now freely available on BGS’s GeoIndex.
![Plant sampling for strontium and sulphur plant analysis. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20190716_123048_960px.jpg)
Updated biosphere map for the UK released
07/07/2023
The updated biosphere map for the UK will allow users to identify sulphur isotope variations.
![Detail of a building in Thistle Court, Edinburgh, built around 1768 and one of the oldest buildings in the Edinburgh New Town. The stone is a mixture of locally derived material, with pale yellow-buff and pink sandstones and darker reddish-purple igneous rocks. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/P530859_960px.jpg)
Scotland’s building stones: over one thousand images now available online
06/07/2023
New images of the BGS Building Stone Collection have been published.
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Scoping report on the material requirements for a UK hydrogen economy
21/06/2023
The UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre has produced a scoping report that examines the aims of the UK with regards to developing a hydrogen economy, the sustainability of these targets, given current metal loadings, and provides some suggestions for overcoming potential challenges that the UK may face in securing raw materials to support this ambition.