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• Isle of Arran announced as UNESCO Global Geopark

  
  

  The Isle of Arran has officially been named as the tenth UNESCO Global Geopark in the UK.

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• What does the next generation of coastal environmental models look like?

  
  

  A new tool is now available that has been designed to help coastal engineers and practitioners better manage the compound risk of coastal erosion and flooding.

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• Celebrating 20 years of virtual reality innovation at BGS

  
  

  Twenty years after its installation, BGS Visualisation Systems lead Bruce Napier reflects on our cutting-edge virtual reality suite and looks forward to new possibilities.

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• Making the case for underground hydrogen storage in the UK

  
  

  A new BGS science briefing note focuses on the potential of hydrogen storage to support the UK energy transition.

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• New data reveals latest mineral workings around Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  
  

  The newest release of BGS BritPits provides information on an additional 6500 surface and underground mineral workings.

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• New seabed geology maps to enable long term conservation around Ascension Island

  
  

  BGS deliver the first marine geology and habitat maps for one of the World’s largest marine protected areas.

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• Exploring Scotland’s hidden energy potential with geology and geophysics: fieldwork in the Cairngorms 

  
  

  BUFI student Innes Campbell discusses his research on Scotland’s radiothermal granites and how a fieldtrip with BGS helped further explore the subject.

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• New study reveals long-term effects of deep-sea mining and first signs of biological recovery

  
  

  BGS geologists were involved in new study revealing the long-term effects of seabed mining tracks, 44 years after deep-sea trials in the Pacific Ocean.

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