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UK aquifers robust despite driest July on record
In a summer experiencing widespread drought, groundwater levels around the country are showing resilience, demonstrating their value as a crucial resource and indicating they could play a more significant role in mitigating the impacts of extreme weather.
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Coastal retreat in the past: the legacy of truncated drumlins
The UK's coasts have been responding to changing sea levels for thousands of years, but some of the best evidence of those changes now lies hidden beneath the waves.
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BGS strengthens scientific links with Icelandic partners through Research and Innovation Scotland initiative
BGS researchers recently visited Iceland as part of a project developing international partnerships and identifying opportunities for future collaborative research.
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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science
BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.
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Geo-Explorers – after-school kids’ clubs
An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts
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Building Europe’s geological future
BGS scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.
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Delving deep into mountains for future water security
A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.
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Collecting beach pebbles: fun hobby but is it legal?
The UK coastline will be inundated with keen holidaymakers this summer, many of whom will take a memento of their trip home in the shape of a pebble or two — but is it legal?
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