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Delving deep into mountains for future water security
16/07/2026
A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.
Updated national 3D model will determine the depth to the solid bedrock beneath our feet
13/07/2026
The BGS Superficial Deposit Thickness Model now includes an elevation model of geological rockhead for the first time, providing important data for civil engineers, geoscientists and environmental scientists.
Collecting beach pebbles: fun hobby but is it legal?
14/07/2026
The UK coastline will be inundated with keen holidaymakers this summer, many of whom will take a memento of their trip home in the shape of a pebble or two — but is it legal?
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BGS evaluation stakeholder feedback survey
30/09/2021
As part of our governance relationship with NERC, we are undergoing an evaluation of our service provision and performance as a geological survey over the last five years.
Phosphorus in caves: a new methodological development being pioneered at Poole’s Cavern with the help of BGS
30/09/2021
Alistair Morgan is exploring how phosphorous enters cave systems and if stalagmites could be used to unravel past temperatures.
Wildlife and biodiversity gains at BGS
27/09/2021
Our rewilding scheme is already encouraging more diverse fauna onto our Keyworth site.
Glaciers retreat; soils emerge – summer fieldwork at 79°N
14/09/2021
Studying the evolution of newly emerging soils uncovered by retreating glaciers on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
BGS highlights the importance of geoscience for climate action in series of virtual lectures
01/09/2021
As part of BGS’s Geoscience Solutions for Net Zero campaign, the lectures will feature a range of topics delivered by experts in geoscience.
Chasing carbon
01/09/2021
BGS geoscientists discuss our latest research which is helping to provide geoscience solutions in the transition to net zero.
Climate change impacts on the UK
01/09/2021
Watch a special lecture by BGS geoscientists where they discuss our modelling projections and showcase our adaptation and mitigation research in the UK
Couch to net zero
01/09/2021
Hear from leading BGS scientists in a special talk exploring the role of geology in our everyday lives and how it is helping to meet our needs in a changing climate.