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Seismogram of Kamchatka earthquake on 29 July 2025
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Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems

31/07/2025

The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.

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New journal article reveals snapshot of forever chemicals in shallow English soils

31/07/2025

Data on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in English soils has been released.

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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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Indian delegates and BGS staff outside BGS’s headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS hosts India for ‘deep dive’ on carbon capture and storage

30/07/2025

Some of India’s top scientists visited BGS to explore the UK’s carbon dioxide storage research potential.

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Aerial view of Tantallon Castle, with its distinctive red sandstone curtain wall. © Historic Environment Scotland.
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How can Scotland re-establish its building stone industry?

14/11/2024

British Geological Survey research, commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland, reveals an opportunity to re-establish the Scottish building stone market in order to maintain the country’s historic buildings.

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Team photo of the Inorganic Geochemistry Facility. BGS@ UKRI.
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Celebrating 25 years of technical excellence at the BGS Inorganic Geochemistry Facility 

08/11/2024

The ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is evidence of technical excellence and reliability, and a mark of quality assurance.

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A wooden bridge crosses the Naboay river, Panay Philippines. Andrew Barkwith, BGS © UKRI.
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UK–Philippine partnership to help tackle the challenges of future water security in the Philippines

07/11/2024

New ‘hydrological hub’ to foster research and provide essential national water management datasets and tools.

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Oita calligraphy. BGS © UKRI. 
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Electromagnetic geophysics in Japan: a conference experience

23/10/2024

Juliane Huebert took in the fascinating sights of Beppu, Japan, while at a geophysics conference that uses electromagnetic fields to look deep into the Earth and beyond.

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An outcrop of orange sandstone forming a cliff above a small lake
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Next stage of funding awarded for project on hydrogen storage potential in the East Midlands

17/10/2024

BGS will conduct essential studies on hydrogen behaviour in the subsurface to predict, measure and monitor underground hydrogen storage.

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Laboratory at BGS. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS chemists involved in new project developing early detection test for bladder cancer

15/10/2024

BGS is combining its expertise with researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Dhaka and the International Agency for Research on Cancer to further develop a urine-based early detection test.

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Liverpool and Warrington on the BGS GeoIndex Onshore tool. BGS © UKRI
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What lies beneath Liverpool?

11/10/2024

The geological secrets lying under the surface of Liverpool and Warrington have been unveiled for the first time in BGS’s 3D interactive tool.

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Aerial view of the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire, located in the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park. BGS © UKRI.
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World-class facility creates new opportunities for geothermal energy in Cheshire

10/10/2024

The £8.3 million underground observatory will enhance the UK’s knowledge on the clean energy required to decarbonise heating.

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