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New tool helps identify coal mine gas risk for housing developments in Scotland
05/08/2025
Scientists have co-developed a new tool for North Lanarkshire Council to help screen coal mine gas emissions prior to the development of new houses and buildings.
Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems
31/07/2025
The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.
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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British Science Week
Event from 08/03/2021 to 12/03/2021
BGS took part in British Science Week, a national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.
Delivering geoenergy research infrastructure in Glasgow
24/02/2021
Data from the Glasgow Observatory will help us to understand coal-mine-water heat and sustainable ways of heating our cities.
The Prees Borehole and the JET Project
24/02/2021
A recent borehole in Shropshire is unearthing new information about the chronology and environments of the Early Jurassic.
BGS to support novel scientific ocean drilling expedition to explore Arctic Ocean palaeoceanography and climate
18/02/2021
BGS is pleased to be part of a joint IODP expedition focused on the Arctic Ocean, a key location in global climate change.
Resolving the unresolved: new insights into soil chemical reactions using microdialysis
15/02/2021
New techniques in soil sampling could be the key to alleviating hidden hunger.
We made a Minecraft volcano!
15/02/2021
Find out how a friend of BGS has been using Minecraft to create educational geological models during lockdown.
Safe storage of hydrogen in porous rocks: the challenges and knowledge gaps
12/02/2021
Increasing the amount of renewable energy that generates clean electricity will require a transition from natural gas to hydrogen and to store heat/cool in rocks.