Melanie Leng
@meljleng.bsky.social
Chief Scientist/British Geological Survey/Professor University of Nottingham
This is why cities need trees. Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler. This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
A new discovery in the history of the Giant’s Causeway🌋 New research has changed our understanding of Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, revealing that the volcanic rocks of the region formed in just 5.5 million years – 8 million less than previous estimates. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/scienti...
An updated version of the UK geothermal catalogue has been released. The new version includes the addition of nearly 14000 more data points derived from 1800 sites to inform geothermal assessments. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-geot...
A new report from the BGS-led UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre reveals insufficient end-of-life material stocks present a supply risk over the coming decade, but offer significant long-term potential to meet critical mineral demand through recycling. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/shortag...
BGS have been working at the Diamond Light Source facility, capable of generating intense light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun to improve our understanding of natural hydrogen as an energy source. Learn more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-and-...
UK and Philippines scientists investigate natural hydrogen generation processes at atomic scale - British Geological Survey
BGS researchers were granted access to use the Diamond Light Source facility in order to study hydrogen in light brighter than the sun.
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Join us at our HQ in Keyworth, Nottingham on 2 July for an in-person CPD session aimed at primary teachers. Geologists from BGS will guide you through all you need to know about geology for KS2 topics. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/primary-sc...
Working in partnership with the Mining Remediation Authority, we're proud to share our new mine plan viewer which gives access to a massive resource of over 120,000 scans of mine plans, made available online for the first time. www.gov.uk/government/n...
New online service opens access to centuries of coal mining history
A new digital resource released by the Mining Remediation Authority and the British Geological Survey enables communities to explore their local mining heritage.
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In 1788, James Hutton sailed past Siccar Point, and discovered a gap in the rock record spanning around 60 million years. It was here that the study of geology took off. Today is Hutton's 300th birthday, and in his honour BGS baker Steve has baked an unconformi-cake. Happy birthday, James 🎂
Join us to celebrate 300 years of Deep Time at the Scottish Geology Trust's annual Scottish Geology Festival. 📅 8 June: Guided Arthur's Seat Walk 📅 12 June: Scotland's Fossil Story 📅 17 June: Volcanoes of the Seven Hills Get your tickets here: www.scottishgeologytrust.org/events/
More than 700 geological samples from the vicinity of a former mine in Scotland is now available to scientists. The specimens will be of interest for a range of further studies including critical mineral potential and the Ediacaran Period of the Precambrian. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/newly-r...
It’s great to see Nho’s paper published on the identification of the dominant moisture sources, the development of a framework for characterizing precip, & evalu of the hydrological processes & anthropogenic influences / using water isotopes from the Red River. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tracing monsoon precipitation, surface–groundwater interaction and seawater intrusion using stable isotopes in a subtropical river system
This study identifies dominant moisture sources, develop an isotope-based framework for characterizing precipitation across a transboundary basin, and evaluate hydrological processes and anthropoge...
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Happy birthday Sir David, here you are in 2017 when you visited the NEIF labs at @BGS for ‘Attenborough and the giant elephant’ documentary…🐘
Happy century Sir David, we planted an oak tree at British Geological Survey to celebrate all you do in championing the natural world…
Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🌱🦕 Here's a flashback to 2015 when Sir David unveiled a plaque to commemorate the bicentenary of William Smith. In recognition of a lifetime championing the natural world, a new oak tree has been planted at our BGS Keyworth site.
Stunning bathymetry data captured during the UK CSM seabed mapping survey off the UK's south-west coastline. 🗺️ The footage shows incredible detail, including igneous intrusions, sedimentary rock ridges, glacial moraines and even shipwrecks! www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...
From lake sediments to tropical soils 🌱 Chris recently took a break from his PhD research with Envision DTP at Lancaster University and British Geological Survey to spend three months as a placement student in West Java, Indonesia. @isotopesuk.bsky.social
Well done @charhipkiss.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Connecting climate and human settlement in the tropical South Pacific: Insights from a lake sediment archive from the Southern Cook Islands
The precise timing and sequence of human arrival into the tropical South Pacific islands is contested and there is ongoing debate around the drivers o…
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A week ago, marine geoscientists Dayton Dove and Duncan Stevens set sail to explore and map the seabed along the UK’s south-west coastline 🗺️ Throughout the 4-week survey, a team of 26 scientists from across the field of maritime research will collect hydrographic, geological and environmental data.
Understanding the distribution of iceberg-derived meltwater is critical to evaluating how icebergs influence local nutrients & associated productivity. Freshwater provenance was assessed in this study using sea water salinity & oxygen isotope composition, measured at British Geological Survey. 🌊🔬
British Antarctic Survey 🐧@bas.ac.uk · 3mo agoTwo giant icebergs, one BIG difference 🧊 The famous ‘megabergs’ A23a and A76a drifted through Antarctic waters in recent years – both more than twice the size of Greater London. But what impact did they have on ocean life? Biogeochemist Laura Taylor led the research to find out… 🧵1/7
The impact of giant iceberg melting on Southern Ocean productivity… www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Giant iceberg behaviour impacts regional biogeochemical cycling in the Southern Ocean - Communications Earth & Environment
Icebergs shape Southern Ocean productivity by triggering blooms through micronutrient delivery and sustaining biomass via deep nutrient resupply, as revealed by silicon isotope, hydrographic, meltwate...
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The isle of Lundy is found off the coast of Devon. Its oldest exposed rocks are the Morte Slates Formation, of Upper Devonian age, which overlie an older shallow-water succession of shales, siltstones, sandstones & rare limestones of the Ilfracombe Slates Formation. webapps.bgs.ac.uk/Memoirs/docs...
Industrial placements at BGS for undergraduate students give real-life experience of working in laboratories and learning different analytical techniques. Here, Dorontina Domi tells us about her industrial placement in BGS' stable isotope facility: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/isotope...
New research could help provide a more reliable water supply for millions in rural Africa. A new BGS-led study has revealed crucial insights into the challenges affecting the reliability and performance of rural water supply infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-res...
UK scientists from across maritime research are uniting to map the seabed along the UK’s south‑west coastline. Data gathered through the survey will support a range of activities, helping to build a more complete & authoritative picture of the UK’s marine environment. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...
A 30 minute wilding lunchtime @BritGeoSurvey - clearing the pond, adding wood chip and logs to paths… Thanks to all the staff volunteers and Estates team for the materials and new benches 🐝🦋🐌🐞🪲🦟
BGS has released a new shallow subsurface geological synthesis of the Southern North Sea in the first formal review of this region since the 1990s. Read more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-geo...
