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World Cities Day: the geological story of our cities
31/10/2025
Understanding the rocks that underlie our towns and cities, the risks they can present and how they influence urban planning and redevelopment.
GSNI project wins multiple awards at RegioStars event
17/10/2025
The AGEO project enjoyed a double success at the RegioStars awards, hosted at the European Commission in Brussels.
Fieldwork on Volcán de Fuego
13/10/2025
Understanding how one of the world’s most active volcanoes builds up material, and how they collapse to feed hot flows
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Byte by byte: developing our digital preservation capability
04/11/2021
A brief timeline of the digital preservation journey at BGS and NGDC.
The scientists going underground in search of answers to energy storage
04/11/2021
Finding answers to some of our planet’s biggest challenges can require scientists to carry out their work in the most extraordinary of environments.
Foundations for a future net zero city?
01/11/2021
The space beneath our cities can play a vital role in supporting climate resilient urban spaces.
Standardised framework provides assessment of carbon dioxide storage site readiness
28/10/2021
Geoscientists have developed a practical framework for assessing the degree of ’readiness’ of a prospective carbon dioxide storage site.
BGS partners with leading artists in COP26 project to bring climate change science to life through poetry
28/10/2021
BGS is part of an inspiring new project designed to bring science and poetry together to imagine a more prosperous, sustainable planet.
Scientists analyse lime resources in the UK
25/10/2021
A study by BGS scientists could help to improve soil magnesium concentrations and pH in grassland areas of England and Wales, with benefits for UK agriculture and farming.
New method offers rapid monitoring of contamination in drinking water
20/10/2021
Scientists have developed an innovative new method to monitor the risk of contamination in drinking water with immediate results, enabling global communities to respond rapidly and help reduce exposure to deadly diarrhoeal diseases.
UKRI Chief Executive, Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser, visits BGS
08/10/2021
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser visited BGS in a special tour of the East Midlands’ science and technology hubs.