Government-backed research finds that vulnerabilities in raw material supply chains must be addressed to secure the critical minerals needed to expand the UK’s digital infrastructure and boost ...

Land subsidence is becoming increasingly visible across Europe. New research examines how better monitoring, shared data and ...

Scientists have found evidence of a long-hidden link between an ancient buried ash layer in Scandinavia and a concealed ...

Storage operators, regulators, licensor and government stakeholders are invited to join our roundtable discussion of ...

A research paper investigating how temperate soils respond to drought has been announced as the winner of the Land Best Paper ...

Natural hydrogen gas is generated through a range of geochemical and biochemical reactions within rock formations. It has recently gained significant attention as a potential clean energy source ...

The Giant’s Causeway, located in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland, is one of the UK’s most instantly recognisable natural landmarks. The distinctive columnar landscape was formed during intense ...

Shrink–swell ground movement, typically reported as subsidence, is one of the most damaging geohazards in the UK today. Many soils contain clay minerals that absorb water and swell when they get wet, ...

Since 1913, BGS and its predecessor organisations have complied annual production and trade statistics on a wide range of mineral commodities. In the latest volume, World Mineral Production 2020–2024, ...

The UK is an important producer of a range of minerals that are consumed in many sectors of the economy. Some 172.3 million tonnes of minerals were extracted from the UK landmass for sale in 2024.

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on hand-pumped boreholes (HPBs) for their water supply, but they are often unreliable, with frequent breakdowns and long repair times. Although there have ...