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Rock drilled from Great Glen Fault gives rare look into distant geological past

The fault was formed as part of the initial formation of Scotland hundreds of million years ago.

AI earthquake analysis can forecast aftershock risk in seconds, Edinburgh Uni study shows

Researchers from University of Edinburgh, British Geological Survey and University of Padua analysed the AI models.

South Wales earthquake: Houses hit by ‘frightening’ night time tremor

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Residents in south Wales were hit by an earthquake which caused home to shake during the night.

Residents report houses shaking as earthquake felt in South Wales

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent.

At least 6,000 people have been killed by an earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. What made it so deadly?

A major magnitude-7.8 earthquake, followed by another strong quake, has devastated wide swathes of Türkiye and Syria. What type of earthquake caused the destruction and why was it so devastating?

ABC News

Blackpool hit by earthquake as residents report ‘noise like train’ caused by tremor

Blackpool experienced 135 tremors in 2019 when home to UK’s only active fracking site

Radon map shows parts of UK with highest exposure risks

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The UK Health Security Agency recommends that home owners, landlords and business owners test levels of radon if they fall in an affected area

Earthquake recorded at Cheshire beauty spot

The rare tremor on the eastern edge of Delamere Forest was recorded by the British Geological Survey

Manchester Evening News

$Factcheck: is Jacob Rees-Mogg right that fracking is safe and vital?$

Factcheck: is Jacob Rees-Mogg right that fracking is safe and vital?

New business secretary says opposition to fracking is ‘sheer ludditery’, yet he faces disbelief from many quarters

Liz Truss's fracking plans are only 280 million years too late

$Liz Truss's fracking plans are only 280 million years too late$

UK's claimate change progress could be reversed and thrown away for a few years of slightly cheaper gas for a few people, and a lot of profits for even fewer

Leaked report says we can't be sure fracking is safe despite Liz Truss lifting ban

$Leaked report says we can't be sure fracking is safe despite Liz Truss lifting ban$

The government is accused of lacking integrity after the Tories pledged in their manifesto that fracking would not be permitted again until scientists "categorically" confirmed it does not cause earthquakes

Daily Mirror

$Liz Truss to lift fracking ban ‘despite little progress on earthquake risk’$

Liz Truss to lift fracking ban ‘despite little progress on earthquake risk’

Exclusive: leaked report for government says reducing and predicting risk ‘remains a scientific challenge’

Fracking: if Liz Truss wants a major shale gas industry, she is 280 million years late

In some respects, the UK has been among the world’s most successful countries at taking action against climate change over the past few decades. Yet that progress could be reversed and thrown away for a few years of slightly cheaper gas for a few people, and a lot of profits…

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Nottingham Post

Fracking - Nottinghamshire identified as potential hotspot

The British Geological Survey highlighted four potential fracking sites before it was banned in 2019

PM expected to reverse fracking ban as campaigners call for review’s release

BEIS has been sitting on report delivered in early July into possible effect of fracking in UK

Fossil of ‘earliest animal predator’ is named after David Attenborough

Sea creature, thought to have used tentacles to capture food, is named Auroralumina attenboroughii

Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough ‘is first animal predator’

The 560-million-year-old specimen is related to the group that includes corals, jellyfish and anemones living on Earth today, researchers say.

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Britain’s electric dreams will never come true while China has a materials advantage

Rare earth elements hold the key to a carbon-free future, but a new report reveals the UK’s shortcomings and vulnerabilities

Fracking firms could share in UK fossil fuel tax breaks worth billions

Exclusive: Campaigners say funding may provide incentive to restart fracking if moratorium is lifted

Earthquake felt in Shropshire and Staffordshire

The British Geological Survey said it had numerous reports

Daily Mirror

Fracking review ordered as Tories consider 'all energy sources' amid Ukraine war

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng asked the British Geological Survey to reassess the safety of shale gas extraction, which has been banned since 2019

Fracking not the answer to energy crisis, says business secretary, as he orders review

Ban ‘will remain in place’ unless science has changed, Kwasi Kwarteng warns pro-shale gas Tories