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UK Minerals Yearbook 2025 now available
21/04/2026
The annual publication provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2025.
UK scientists unite for seabed mapping survey of the UK’s south-west coastline
15/04/2026
BGS geologists join research voyage, gathering crucial geological data to support offshore energy and infrastructure projects.
PhD adventures in Copenhagen, Denmark: revealing past recovery processes of tropical forest systems through ancient environmental DNA
12/03/2026
PhD student Chris Bengt visited the University of Copenhagen to carry out very delicate extraction of aeDNA from lake-sediment cores, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of past volcanic eruptions.
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Parts of UK listed among world’s most important geological sites
25/10/2022
Parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been named among 100 of the world’s most important geological sites by UNESCO and international scientists.
Film trilogy wins award and shares experiences of 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption
24/10/2022
A collaborative film trilogy co-directed by BGS Volcanologist, Dr Anna Hicks, has won the overall 'Dynamic Earth' Theme Award at the Earth Futures Festival 2022.
BGS joins European Geothermal Congress to highlight UK’s geothermal potential
21/10/2022
The European Geothermal Congress will discuss how the geothermal sector can help with the energy crisis.
New geological map of offshore Anglesey released
10/10/2022
BGS has released a new fine-scale digital map featuring the seabed geology of offshore Anglesey (Ynys Môn).
New seabed maps offer a window into the distant past
10/10/2022
BGS has begun publishing a new series of high-resolution offshore geological maps showing the distribution of bedrock and sediments that make up the seabed around our coasts.
Project findings provide essential insight into the last British–Irish ice sheet
29/09/2022
Understanding more about the north-west European continental shelf and improving forecasting for the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
BGS receives funding for new system to analyse oxygen isotopes
26/09/2022
A major upgrade of BGS's research equipment following investment from NERC will help scientists understand historic changes in climate.
Scientific report published
22/09/2022
BGS was requested by the UK Government to address six questions related to recent scientific research on the hazard and risk from induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale rocks.