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Geological core stored in the National Geological Repository, Keyworth. BGS © UKRI.
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Why do we store geological core?

11/09/2025

With space at a premium and the advance of new digitisation techniques, why does retaining over 600 km of physical specimens remain of national importance?

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Understanding the distribution of seabed sediments is important for a wide range of applications. © Kammeran Gonzalez-Keola, Pexels.
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New seabed sediment maps reveal what lies beneath the waves

03/09/2025

Marine ecosystem science and offshore infrastructure will be boosted by a new dataset showing sediment composition across the UK continental shelf.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Field team with local guides ready to collect soil samples from the surrounding forest. BGS © UKRI.
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PhD adventures in the Philippines: coring around Lake Bulusan 

05/09/2025

Chris Bengt recounts his two-week field trip to Bulusan Volcano Natural Park in the Philippines to collect lake sediment cores, fresh soil and water samples.

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Drilling platform for deep drilling in Lake Ohrid (Photo credit: Thomas Wilke)
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Deep drilling in Europe’s oldest and most species-rich lake provides new insights into evolution

02/10/2020

The older and more stable an ecosystem is, the longer lived its species and the more stable the species communities are.

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Seismic data featured in Natural History Museum project to highlight impact of COVID-19

01/10/2020

BGS seismic data is featured in a Natural History Museum Public engagement initiative, showing changes in the movement of people, air and noise pollution, and wildlife sightings in the UK during lockdown.

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The Lyell Centre
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Lyell Centre opens its doors for a special virtual weekend

25/09/2020

Members of the public will get a rare chance to take a look behind the scenes of the Lyell Centre later this month.

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A town on a loch side in Scotland
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Scientists identify hidden landslides beneath Scottish lochs

26/06/2020

Survey data shows five locations around the Scottish coast are subject to underwater landslides.

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