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Oasis revealed as Scottish capital’s most ‘seismic’ concert
07/08/2025
20 years of evidence from earthquake monitoring proves the Britpop legends are the most ‘ground shaking’ musical act to perform at Murrayfield Stadium – with the chance to secure their position at the top of the charts this weekend.
IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 – Successful offshore operations launches onshore phase
06/08/2025
For the first time scientists have managed to take water and sediment samples from beneath the ocean on the New England Shelf with the intention of understanding this offshore aquifer system.
BGS hosts India for ‘deep dive’ on carbon capture and storage
30/07/2025
Some of India’s top scientists visited BGS to explore the UK’s carbon dioxide storage research potential.
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Building with nature and geology to protect against flooding
30/04/2021
Discover how BGS is working alongside partners to investigate the effectiveness of natural flood management initiatives and mitigate the threat of flooding.
Could measuring lightning strikes help to predict powerful El Niño events?
28/04/2021
Community integration with weather-related hazard adaption and mitigation in Vietnam
Event from 15/06/2021 to 17/06/2021
BGS, in partnership with Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (VIGMR) and with community engagement, has created a workshop that aims to increase preparation for hydrometeorological hazards and will allow researchers to maximise the social impacts of national and international research programmes.
Five minutes with … the BGS Hazard and Resilience Modelling team
22/04/2021
Meet the team behind our geohazard products and datasets.
New book sets out the role of geoscience in achieving a sustainable future
21/04/2021
The role of geoscience in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals is the subject of a new book edited by staff at the British Geological Survey (BGS) and Geology for Global Development (GfGD), a charity which aims to promote the role of geology in sustainable development.
Minewater heating and cooling: a 21st century resource for decarbonisation
20/04/2021
With interest in geothermal heat recovery and storage increasing, the British Geological Survey alongside BEIS and IEA Geothermal held a mine water heating and cooling symposium to connect industry professionals from around the world.
Mary Anning: a remarkable fossil collector
19/04/2021
Simon Harris explains what a letter, sent by Anning in 1822, can tell us about her life and work at the time.