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BGS-led paper scoops prestigious award
16/09/2025
New research providing earlier warnings of landslides has been awarded the British Geotechnical Association medal.
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?
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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Join our Big Borehole Dig
07/10/2020
BGS and the Dig-To-Share Project have launched the Big Borehole Dig – a citizen science initiative to help improve the availability and accessibility of borehole data for all, and we’re looking for anyone with an interest in boreholes or geology to get involved.
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.
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.
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.
Scientists identify hidden landslides beneath Scottish lochs
26/06/2020
Survey data shows five locations around the Scottish coast are subject to underwater landslides.