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Mystery of one of the earliest recorded space weather impacts solved

17/09/2026

BGS scientists were part of an international team that has solved a 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology.

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Colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Heriot-Watt University celebrate 10 Years of The Lyell Centre
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The Lyell Centre celebrates 10 years of world-leading earth and marine science research

07/09/2026

The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, a strategic partnership between Heriot-Watt University and BGS, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of world-leading research, innovation and collaboration in earth and marine sciences.

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Measuring the environmental impacts of carbon fibre:  life cycle assessment

01/09/2026

Undergraduate student Phoebe Brown visited BGS to understand the life cycle of carbon fibre, from primary production to recycling.

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A hydrocarbon drilling platform rises above the surface of the sea. There are offshore wind turbines in the background.
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Major research project will support UK’s energy transition

27/06/2022

BGS will lead the new research project 'Managing the Environmental Sustainability of the Offshore Energy Transition'.

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Scientists reveal extraordinary ecosystems in the deepest part of the Indian Ocean

08/06/2022

New technology has enabled marine scientists to capture some of the world’s first images of previously unexplored habitats in the deepest point of the Indian Ocean.

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An atlantic salmon attempting to jump up a waterfall in the Scottish Highlands, on a journey to spawning grounds.
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Climate change and human exploitation linked to historic decline in Atlantic salmon

08/06/2022

New research reveals that both a change in climate and human exploitation played a role in a decline in North Atlantic salmon populations.

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Positively blooming: Japanese flowering cherry trees planted at BGS Keyworth to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee

31/05/2022

The walkway of eight trees has been planted in the grounds of BGS headquarters in Keyworth to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.

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BGS to join worldwide geoscience community at EGU General Assembly 2022

20/05/2022

The EGU General Assembly 2022 brings together geoscientists from all over the world for one meeting from 23 to 27 May.

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Bismuth (synthetic form). © BGS / UKRI
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New publication shows geological supply of bismuth is greater than previously understood

17/05/2022

A new publication highlights the wide-ranging geological availability of bismuth, a critical raw material that has historically been overlooked in academic research.

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UK Minerals Yearbook 2021 available to download

11/04/2022

The UK Minerals Yearbook 2021 provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2020.

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Alternating limestones and shales of Porthkerry Formation (Jurassic). Dunraven. BGS © UKRI
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BGS releases first in a series of new offshore maps of the UK seabed 

06/04/2022

BGS has released the first high-resolution, offshore map in a new series featuring the seabed around the UK.

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