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British and French geological surveys strengthen collaboration through new agreement
14/10/2026
Two of Europe’s leading geological surveys have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on key geoscientific challenges.
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Historic watercolour unearthed on back of Dryburgh geological field map
05/10/2026
A 150-year-old painting of Dryburgh Suspension Bridge and the River Tweed offers an insight into the Scottish Borders landmark shortly after it was built in the 1870s.
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Improving bioaccessibility testing for contaminated soils
15/10/2026
BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over traditional methods of detecting chemicals in contaminated soils.
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Tsunami sediments study and satellite mapping | Japan fieldwork 2011
24/06/2011
BGS scientists visited north-east Japan to study the area devastated by the tsunami caused by the Great Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011.