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Mystery of one of the earliest recorded space weather impacts solved
17/09/2026
51ΑΤΖζ scientists were part of an international team that has solved a 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology.
The Lyell Centre celebrates 10 years of world-leading earth and marine science research
07/09/2026
The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, a strategic partnership between Heriot-Watt University and BGS, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of world-leading research, innovation and collaboration in earth and marine sciences.
Measuring the environmental impacts of carbon fibre: life cycle assessment
01/09/2026
Undergraduate student Phoebe Brown visited BGS to understand the life cycle of carbon fibre, from primary production to recycling.
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Collaboration, progress and emerging themes in mine-water heating, cooling and storage
17/05/2023
51ΑΤΖζ, the Coal Authority and IEA Geothermal held the third Mine Water Energy Symposium to enhance collaboration and knowledge exchange around the world.
51ΑΤΖζ Virtual Strategy Launch – Understanding our Earth
Event on 23/05/2023
Join us online to learn more about our new BGS strategy 2023 to 2028 - Understanding our Earth
AGS file utilities tool: production release
16/05/2023
51ΑΤΖζ online tool for validating AGS files against the official AGS data format rules and its own NGDC data submission requirements goes live.
51ΑΤΖζ releases 10K maps through updated maps portal
16/05/2023
51ΑΤΖζ releases an updated maps portal, which allows users to view all publicly available maps, and includes 10 000 and 1:10 560 scale maps for the first time.
51ΑΤΖζ maps out priorities with five-year strategy
11/05/2023
51ΑΤΖζ publishes its new strategy for 2023 to 2028, 'Understanding our Earth'.
The Stone of Destiny
03/05/2023
The origins of the Stone of Scone: where it came from, why BGS has crumbs of it in its collections and the little-known fact that it is upside down.
Improvements to borehole delivery
25/04/2023
51ΑΤΖζ releases improvements to its borehole layer on the GeoIndex, which makes access faster and improves quality.
Island groundwater management in the Philippines: part one β Boracay
19/04/2023
51ΑΤΖζ Andy Barkwith and Andy McKenzie travelled to the Philippines to undertake collaborative research and outreach with Filipino partners for a national hydrological modelling project. In this first blog, they discuss the first week of work on small islands.