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Deneholes are medieval chalk extraction pits comprising a narrow shaft with a number of chambers radiating from the base. Their historical distribution is not well known and they can cause subsidence and collapses.
BGS has welcomed the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution which highlights the importance of geology and the ongoing need to support essential geoscientific research that will underpin the UK’s long term energy transition.
New techniques in soil sampling could be the key to alleviating hidden hunger.
The consortium of internationally-recognised research institutions will bring together expertise in energy research to help the UK to meet its ambitious net zero targets
The story of the Maharaja’s Well is not just cultural but is intimately bound up with the geology of the Chilterns Hills.
BGS's Clive Mitchell on spotting, collecting and identifying the pebbles you can find on Britain's beaches.
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