Take a look at the history of the Earth, from its formation over four and a half billion years ago to present times.
The BGS geological timechart provides colourful reference material for use in schools, colleges and at home.
High-resolution viewing of images of almost all the small- and medium-scale geological maps produced by the BGS since mapping started in 1832.
Temperature rises can affect agriculture, sea levels and the frequency of extreme weather incidents. We can study past climate change by looking at the evidence in rocks, fossils and changes in the landscape.
How to get a digital object identifier (DOI) for a dataset for your dataset in the NGDC cited data catalogue.
Carbon capture and storage involves capturing carbon dioxide at emission sources, such as power stations, then transporting and storing it underground.
Geological records demonstrate that there have been a number of large variations in Earth’s climate in the past.
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