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What lies beneath Europe’s sinking ground?
01/09/2026
Land subsidence is becoming increasingly visible across Europe. New research examines how better monitoring, shared data and a deeper understanding of the subsurface can help assess and manage its impacts.
Secrets of an ancient supervolcano uncovered that change our understanding of England’s geological past
28/08/2026
Scientists have found evidence of a long-hidden link between an ancient buried ash layer in Scandinavia and a concealed supervolcano in eastern England.
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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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.
Tracking nitrate and ammonium in the environment
20/10/2022
Newly developed methodologies are improving our understanding of nitrogen cycling.
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.
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.
My role as a stable isotope research assistant
11/10/2022
Dr Harvey Pickard gives us an insight into his new role analysing stable isotopes and getting to grips with some of the laboratory equipment at BGS.
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.