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Over 600 mineral exploration project reports now available through the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre

17/05/2024

All 662 reports from the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act programme are now available on the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre website.

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Hydrological parameterisation (left) and simulated groundwater heads (right). BGS © UKRI.
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First national scale groundwater model in Great Britain released

14/05/2024

BGS has released a new model that provides a unique tool for simulating groundwater resources at a national scale, covering England, Scotland and Wales.

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BGS Open Day 2024

Event on 08/06/2024

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The aurora over Haddington, Scotland. Credit: Migle Petruskeviciute
BGS blogs

A-roaring display

16/05/2024

The dazzling and colourful aurora borealis, or northern lights, observed by many across the UK last weekend was one of the most extreme and long-lasting geomagnetic storms recorded in the last 155 years.

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The ECORD IODP Expedition 386 Research Team on the helideck of The Chikyu research vessel.
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BGS scientists on board research vessel in Japan in major marine research collaboration

25/11/2022

Experts from BGS's marine team are part of a major international marine research collaboration to understand more about earthquakes associated with the Japan Trench.

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The view down to the Acqua Vergine, a subsurface Roman aqueduct built in 19 BCE. © Tim Kearsey, BGS/UKRI
BGS blogs
Building underneath the Colosseum: the importance of urban geology

21/11/2022

Tim Kearsey reports on his underground excursion around Rome.

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Introducing the BGS Debris Flow Susceptibility Model for Great Britain

21/11/2022

Debris flows are a landslide hazard of particular concern to transport infrastructure managers and local authorities.

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BGS Strategy: public consultation

18/11/2022

We would welcome responses from anyone interested or involved in the geosciences as part of the wider consultation on our new BGS Strategy

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BGS supports development of a local land-use framework for Devon

10/11/2022

The framework will help to identify data improvements to support more joined-up decision making about land use in Devon.

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Research highlight
Understanding long-term burial of organic carbon deposits

07/11/2022

Carbon sequestration is one method of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, by capturing and storing it, contributing to climate change reduction.

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Columnar jointing on the side of a steep valley.
BGS blogs
Spooky geology

31/10/2022

Explore thirteen of our favourite spooky geological hotspots around the UK.

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Deep-sea mining evidence review published

31/10/2022

The deep-sea mining independent evidence review report was commissioned by the UK Government to inform its policy in relation to deep-sea mining.

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