In 2019, a landslide occurred on a disused former sandstone quarry slope in Mansfield and affected over 35 properties.
Decarbonisation of power production, heat, transport and industry is a major challenge and one that intrinsically involves geoscience.
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Alabaster from Penarth in Wales is a decorative stone used inside many buildings in the area. Find out more about its origin.
A short walk around Holyrood Park provides an insight into the geological history of area from the Carboniferous Period to now.
A series of active landslides stretch several kilometres in the cliffs to the south of Scarborough.
To the north of the Swanage Bay is a prominent headland, which is a major Cretaceous Chalk Group exposure called Ballard Down.
The distinctive, warm honey-coloured building stone known as Hamstone, quarried from Ham Hill in Somerset, has a long history of use dating back as far as Roman times.
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