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Abandoned mine plan showing Garscube Colliery pit number 6 for Garibaldi Clayband Ironstone Workings. BGS © UKRI
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Release of over 500 Scottish abandoned-mine plans 

24/06/2025

The historical plans cover non-coal mines that were abandoned pre-1980 and are available through BGS's plans viewer.

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Jurjen Wagemaker, (Founder, FloodTags) and Catherine Pennington (BGS)
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New collaboration aims to improve availability of real-time hazard impact data

19/06/2025

BGS has signed a memorandum of understanding with FloodTags to collaborate on the use of large language models to improve real-time monitoring of geological hazards and their impacts.

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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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AI and Earth observation: BGS visits the European Space Agency

02/07/2025

The newest artificial intelligence for earth science: how ESA and NASA are using AI to understand our planet.

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Kibera slum, the largest slum city in Nairobi city, Africa. Source: Africa924/istock
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Accumulation of toxic substances in Nairobi’s river sediments

27/10/2022

Researchers have warned of the presence of toxic contaminants and untreated wastes accumulating in Nairobi’s Mathare, Ngong and Nairobi rivers.

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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.

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Volcán Nevado del Ruiz model from 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption film series
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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.

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KD2 Pro thermal properties sensor. BGS © UKRI
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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.

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Tracking nitrate and ammonium in the environment

20/10/2022

Newly developed methodologies are improving our understanding of nitrogen cycling.

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Threats to groundwater quality. BGS © UKRI
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The question of quality: how data science is tackling threats to our groundwater

14/10/2022

An improved understanding of groundwater quality threats could help better manage groundwater resources and mitigate threats to global water supplies.

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The town of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles, has been buried by repeated pyroclastic density current and tephra fall events from the Soufrière Hills Volcano (in the background). Repeated pyroclastic density currents and lahars (volcanic mudflows) have extended the land, creating a new coastline. BGS © UKRI.
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Disaster risk reduction through geoscience

13/10/2022

Exploring hazard research at BGS helps us to understand hazard risks and reduce vulnerability to disasters across the globe.

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