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Seismogram of Kamchatka earthquake on 29 July 2025
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Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems

31/07/2025

The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.

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New journal article reveals snapshot of forever chemicals in shallow English soils

31/07/2025

Data on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in English soils has been released.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Indian delegates and BGS staff outside BGS’s headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS hosts India for ‘deep dive’ on carbon capture and storage

30/07/2025

Some of India’s top scientists visited BGS to explore the UK’s carbon dioxide storage research potential.

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Four-hundred-year-old bear paw bone (metapodial) showing where it has been sampled for isotopes and ancient DNA analysis. BGS © UKRI.
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Exploring animal diets in Shakespeare’s London

31/03/2023

The ‘Box office bears’ project aims to understand more about the bears that were once a common sight in England. Prof Hannah O’Regan and Dr Lizzie Wright from the University of Nottingham explain what the project entails.

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Map of the Carboniferous limestone formation with deep geothermal potential.
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Scientists discover regions of the UK with greatest potential to use heat from deep thermal waters

30/03/2023

BGS geologists have mapped the UK’s potential to use heat from thermal groundwater deep beneath central and southern Britain.

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Three white women standing in front of a grey slate wall. Nicola on the left is wearing a black top with white flowers; she has long brown hair and glasses. Leah in the middle has long dark hair and is wearing an orange floral top. Angela on the right has bobbed blonde hair and is wearing glasses and a black jumper.
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BGS laboratories become first in UKRI to receive gold LEAF accreditation

28/03/2023

BGS achieved gold certification in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) accreditation in March 2023.

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Cordoned off section of road after the storm surge of 15th December 2013 in Hembsy, Norfolk. © P Witney BGS BGS, UKRI
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Hemsby coastal erosion: the scale of the transformational challenge around the coastlines of England and Wales

24/03/2023

The recent closure of Hemsby beach in Norfolk provides key information on the transformational challenge of coasts around England and evidence of historical change along the coastlines of England and Wales.

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Nine BGS staff members standing and crouching around the new bug palace, which is made out of wooden pallets and logs, sticks, grass, stones and bricks in a pile.
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Six ways we’re improving recycling at BGS Keyworth

24/03/2023

Sustainability at the BGS site in Keyworth, Nottingham, is being improved by recycling, managing our waste, making our labs more efficient and more...

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© WaterAid – Jatrabari, Bangladesh – Habibul Haque
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World Water Day 2023: groundwater photo stories

22/03/2023

A showcase of groundwater use from around the world highlighting how developing groundwater has benefited the lives of many people.

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© Samuel Kouakou – Téhini, Côte d’Ivoire
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A tale of two groundwaters

21/03/2023

Why the United Nations 2023 Water Conference needs to know more about groundwater.

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UK Geoenergy Observatories at Cuningar Loop
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UK Geoenergy Observatories — open events in Glasgow

Event from 26/04/2023 to 27/04/2023

You are invited to visit the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow, to find out more about what the facility can offer you as a potential user.

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