17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (742+ words) Launched in 2022 under Horizon Europe, GSEU aims to establish a permanent geological service for Europe. Its core premise is simple yet transformative: geological challenges do not stop at national borders and therefore must be addressed through harmonised data and collaboration....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (575+ words) However, exactly where this water is stored and how it is released remains only partially understood. Much of the existing research has focused on the visible parts of mountain water systems including rivers, lakes, snow and glaciers. While these are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (775+ words) BGS geologists have started a four-year project that will enhance knowledge of ground conditions and undertake flood-pattern investigations around the River Tweed. This survey will provide crucial geological data for local authorities, organisations and others involved in land-management initiatives to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (483+ words) At almost 70 000 m2, Lake Victoria is the third largest lake in the world. Over 200 000 fishers work its waters directly, sustaining a fishing economy worth over US$1 billion and feeding in excess of 42 million people across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The shore…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (703+ words) The UK Centre for Seabed Mapping (UK CSM), a group of over 30 public sector organisations with a shared commitment to collect and share high-quality marine data, will undertake a seabed mapping survey – CSM2026 – to explore and map the seabed along the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) While learning sample preparation, I gained experience in using microbalances to weigh samples down to 200 micrograms (or 0.0002 grams), which is a miniscule amount that is challenging to see with the naked eye. I compacted the weighed sample material into either…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (684+ words) The 872 m of core, retrieved from deep below the sea floor, is now being opened, analysed and sampled by the science team, during almost a month of intensive, collaborative work. The expedition’s scientists are working side by side during January…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (488+ words) BGS has developed a new, national-scale, offshore dataset that shows the distribution of previously interpreted Quaternary rock layers in the shallow subsurface of the UK continental shelf. The BGS Offshore Quaternary 250K dataset comprises a compilation of legacy BGS 1:250 000 Quaternary geology…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (778+ words) Every city has a story hidden beneath its surface, shaped not just by people but by ancient landscapes and geological forces too. Under our streets, buildings and parks lies an unseen subsurface that has a major influence on how our…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (413+ words) Understanding how heat moves within the subsurface is important for the development of geothermal energy, including ground-source heat pumps. Determining which geological areas are suitable for their installation is vital. For the first time, scientists at BGS have used time-series…...