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Latest mineral production statistics for 2019 to 2023 released
28/04/2025
More than 70 mineral commodities have been captured in the newly published volume of World Mineral Production.

BGS talks at EGU 2025
25/04/2025
BGS will be attending the European Geosciences Union’s annual General Assembly giving a number of talks and presentations throughout the week.

Geology sans frontières
24/04/2025
Geology doesn’t stop at international borders, so BGS is working with neighbouring geological surveys and research institutes to solve common problems with the geology they share.
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Carbon capture and sequestration in peat in response to positive and negative feedbacks
08/09/2017
Harnessing the carbon-storage capacity of peatlands by investigating a series of organic supplements that can release phenolic compounds and test whether these can suppress greenhouse gas release.

An exciting new development in soil phosphate oxygen isotope analysis
03/06/2017
Phosphorus is a key nutrient for all life, critical for the development of cells and the functioning of DNA and RNA.

Investigating climate and environmental change in eastern Australia
02/06/2017
Climate change in Australia could lead to environmental and economic impacts on water security, agriculture, coastal communities and infrastructure.

BGS wins impact award
02/06/2017
The GeoAnalytics and modelling (GAM) directorate have won Team of the Year at the PraxisUnico Impact Awards 2017!

Environmental contamination from mine tailings in Africa
02/06/2017
BGS scientists helped with experimental trials to investigate the influence of soil management strategies, on metal uptake of soils.

Deploying and servicing a seismic network in Central Italy
02/06/2017
BGS seismologists are using the seismicity that is hitting Central Italy to analyse the triggering and evolution of an earthquake sequence.
Ecuador earthquake disaster response 2016
16/04/2016
The BGS has played a leading role in building an inventory of landslides and advising on the associated hazards following the M7.8 Ecuador earthquake on 16th April 2016.