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Introducing Lab Reporting Capabilities in OpenGround

OpenGround’s latest release makes it easier to generate typical lab reports that combines charts, text and tables helping you present lab data clearly and consistently. You can now create lab data re...

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Sizewell C secures £5.5 billion financing, paving way for full-scale construction

The Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk has officially reached financial close, unlocking full-scale construction of the UK’s first privately financed nuclear station under the Regulated Asse...

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Suspected mineshaft collapse swallows car in Redruth: managing risk in historic mining towns

A parked Mini partially subsided into a suspected mineshaft in a private car park behind Berrymans Bakery in Redruth, Cornwall, on 1 November 2025. The void is estimated at about two metres deep. The...

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New Zealand’s Mt Messenger Tunnel reaches completion of upper section

New Zealand’s Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass project reached a major milestone this week as crews successfully broke through the 235-metre tunnel, one of the key components of the future State...

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UCLA study identifies three geological factors behind Myanmar’s record-breaking supershear earthquake

A UCLA-led research team has revealed how a combination of three critical geological factors created the perfect conditions for Myanmar’s devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March 2025, one of th...

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Satellite isotope landscapes reveal how rivers and snowmelt recharge aquifers in cold catchments

A recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment shows that snowmelt and surface-water systems play a dominant role in recharging groundwater in mountain catchments of the western U...

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New release: PLAXIS 2025.1

The latest PLAXIS release features a new database for calculation inputs and results. This upgrade offers faster output, improved data accessibility, and more consistent results, enabling users to pu...

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Landslip causes train derailment near Shap in Cumbria

A high-speed Avanti West Coast train travelling from Glasgow to London derailed near Shap in Cumbria on the morning of November 3, 2025. The 04:28 service, carrying 77 passengers and 10 crew members,...

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Groundwater extraction causing alarming urban subsidence across India’s megacities

New research published in Nature Sustainability warns that India’s largest cities are sinking at alarming rates, threatening the safety of thousands of buildings and millions of residents. The study,...

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Deforestation magnifies landslide and flooding risks after Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean region, striking especially hard in Jamaica and Cuba, where the storm’s heavy rainfall and intense winds triggered extensive landslides and flooding in areas...

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