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6 results for "caves and karst"

Geology sans frontières
Geology doesn’t stop at international borders, so BGS is working with neighbouring geological surveys and research institutes to solve common problems with the geology they share.

Extracting formation temperatures from stalagmites
BGS’s Andrew Smith explores the karstic depressions of northern Spain in the quest to create a palaeothermometer.

Creswell Crags Museum collections offer insight into the past and future of wolves
Bones found at the site are helping scientists to understand the diet of wolves and how they differ over time.

New BGS karst report released for Hampshire and Wiltshire
The report details the evidence for karst processes in areas of soluble rocks that have not previously been considered karstic.

New research reveals fresh insights into the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer
New research has thrown fresh light on what scientists understand about the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer, which provides public water supplies to millions of people, agriculture and industry, and sustains vital habitats.

Phosphorus in caves: a new methodological development being pioneered at Poole’s Cavern with the help of BGS
Alistair Morgan is exploring how phosphorous enters cave systems and if stalagmites could be used to unravel past temperatures.