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Understanding the distribution of seabed sediments is important for a wide range of applications. © Kammeran Gonzalez-Keola, Pexels.
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New seabed sediment maps reveal what lies beneath the waves

03/09/2025

Marine ecosystem science and offshore infrastructure will be boosted by a new dataset showing sediment composition across the UK continental shelf.

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The Wales Millennium Centre in the foreground with the Pierhead Building and ferris wheel in the background. A sunny day with blue sky with white fluffy clouds.
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New geological ‘pathways’ discovered beneath Welsh capital

02/09/2025

Scientists have discovered cavities in the clay underneath Cardiff, which will influence the siting of future geothermal developments.

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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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Field team with local guides ready to collect soil samples from the surrounding forest. BGS © UKRI.
BGS blogs

PhD adventures in the Philippines: coring around Lake Bulusan 

05/09/2025

Chris Bengt recounts his two-week field trip to Bulusan Volcano Natural Park in the Philippines to collect lake sediment cores, fresh soil and water samples.

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Soil maps could hold the key for urban planning

18/01/2022

Research by BGS has developed a predictive model to evaluate levels of bioaccessible contaminants in urban soils and their relationship with the underlying geology and former industrial land use.

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Going greener at work

04/01/2022

There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint through small changes in your daily activities, from methods of transport to activities at work or the home office space.

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power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar
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Important new report outlines status of geological storage of carbon dioxide in Europe

22/12/2021

The latest news on the status of geological storage of carbon dioxide in Europe is outlined in a comprehensive new report from CO2GeoNet.

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S amll cave in a white chalk cliff that has bands of flint pebbles.
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New research reveals fresh insights into the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer

20/12/2021

New research has thrown fresh light on what scientists understand about the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer, which provides public water supplies to millions of people, agriculture and industry, and sustains vital habitats.

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BGS Geothermal team at Evidence Week
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Evidence Week 2021

15/12/2021

Representatives from BGS took part in Evidence Week 2021 to talk to parliamentarians about unlocking the potential of geothermal energy in the UK.

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BGS blogs
Accessing open source BGS software through GitHub

15/12/2021

BGS is increasingly utilising GitHub to make its software available as open source and encourage collaboration with partners and the wider community.

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Photograph of drill core from Metherhills 1
BGS blogs
Secure your digital datasets — by letting a data centre look after them!

10/12/2021

Mark Fellgett discusses why data centres should be the de facto option for the storage of geoscience data.  

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The field teams collecting soils in west Kenya.
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Geochemical predictive mapping in western Kenya

05/12/2021

To mark World Soil Day, Olivier Humphrey highlights the soil-related activities of the BGS Inorganic Geochemistry Facility and its partners in western Kenya.

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