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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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Exploding rocks: the UK’s first Selfrag machine
09/03/2021
BGS’s new Selfrag machine is helping to unearth the history of rocks.
GeoClimate launch event — reducing subsidence risk due to climate change
Event on 20/05/2021
Learn more about a major new release of our GeoClimate UKCP18 data
Virtual fieldwork during a global pandemic
03/03/2021
Virtual field reconnaissance can help maintain research momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cardiff Urban Geo Observatory: ‘a city-scale observatory for city-scale challenges’
02/03/2021
Heat recovery and storage in the urban subsurface could offer part of the solution to decarbonise energy supplies.
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.