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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?
BGS contributes to UN sand and sustainability report
The new report highlights the impact of poor governance and unsustainable sand mining practices, calling on policymakers to take action.
PhD adventures in Copenhagen, Denmark: revealing past recovery processes of tropical forest systems through ancient environmental DNA
PhD student Chris Bengt visited the University of Copenhagen to carry out very delicate extraction of aeDNA from lake-sediment cores, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of past volcanic eruptions.
Modern pesticides found in UK rivers could pose risk to aquatic life
New research shows that modern pesticides used in agriculture and veterinary medicines have been found for the first time in English rivers.
What is the impact of drought on temperate soils?
A new BGS review pulls together key information on the impact of drought on temperate soils and the further research needed to fully understand it.
What does the next generation of coastal environmental models look like?
A new tool is now available that has been designed to help coastal engineers and practitioners better manage the compound risk of coastal erosion and flooding.
Pioneering tool expanding to analyse agricultural pollution and support water-quality interventions
An online tool that shows which roads are most likely to cause river pollution is being expanded to incorporate methods to assess pollution from agricultural areas.
Dynamics of land-to-lake transfers in the Lake Victoria Basin
In June 2024, a UK/Kenya research team shared research findings from a collaborative, four-year field and experimental programme within Kenya.