New survey technique offers detailed picture of our changing landscape
A new surveying technique developed at The University of Nottingham is giving geologists their first detailed picture of how ground movement associated with historical mining is changing the face of our landscape. The new development by engineers at the University has revealed a more complete map of subsidence and uplift caused by the settlement of old mines in the East Midlands and other areas of the country and has shown that small movements in the landscape are bound by natural fault lines and mining blocks. Read more
Irresponsible drilling of holes into rocks to extract samples threaten to "annihilate" geological features in Scotland, a public body has warned. Rock coring is done for research of rocks' chemical make up and investigations into how the earth's magnetic field has changed. When carried out properly, the visual impact is minimal. However, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) said there was growing concern about poor practice at sensitive sites. Read more