Planet Earth
Mother Earth, Gaia, the third rock from the Sun - whatever you call it, this 4.5 billion-year-old planet is the one that we and all known living creatures call home.
Here's how scientists are rewriting the origin story of Earth & life itself
Although key details are missing from the story of how our Solar System formed, recent discoveries are helping scientists fill in the blanks and understand how rare it is.
This ‘internet of animals’ could unlock the secrets of nature’s greatest superpowers
Scientists are using electronic tags and satellites to track wild animals and build a data network.
The surprising truth about Formula 1’s new sustainable fuel
Formula 1's 'sustainable' fuels are coming as soon as 2026, but critics are warning this could just be a 'box ticking exercise'
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Only 1% of the world is eating a healthy and sustainable diet, major report finds
Eating healthier diets could transform the food system to be kinder on the planet and improve human lives around the globe
We didn’t conquer the world alone. This is humanity’s untold origin story
We’re discovering there were more characters, and more acts, in the tale of how Homo sapiens spread across the globe
Somehow, Earth's ancient core froze solid. Now we finally know why
When it comes to understanding how the planet's core cooled, carbon is the key
Are there any other Stonehenges?
Stonehenge is one of many ancient stone circles dotted around the world, in Japan, Australia and even the US
Meet the team tasked with saving Earth from world-ending asteroids
When asteroids come tearing towards Earth, we rely on ESA's planetary defence team to save us from disaster
No, our ancestors weren't carnivores. Here's what they really ate and why it matters
Our hunter-gatherer forebears weren’t the carnivorous cavemen we once thought
These are science’s boldest ideas to cool our heating planet
As Earth's climate continues to warm, experts are increasingly wondering if we could, and should, take more drastic action and start tinkering with the planet in the hope of saving it
Carbon storage may be 10 times less effective at fighting climate change than we thought
We may not be able to rely on carbon capture to get us out of the climate crisis
A new mega-earthquake hotspot could be forming beneath the Atlantic
Mysterious earthquakes in the region have long gone unexplained
Ocean water could now corrode shark teeth at alarming rate, study suggests
“They’re highly developed weapons built for cutting flesh, not resisting ocean acid"
We can't predict when a mega-tsunami will strike. Here's why
The Kamchatka earthquake in July was the sixth-largest ever recorded, yet no major tsunami materialised despite millions of evacuations
‘It’s just chaos!’: Inside the political unravelling of America’s climate disaster defence system
Staff at NOAA say verbal orders, travel bans and self-censorship are reshaping the agency from within
There's a new type of acid rain – and scientists are worried
This acid is almost impossible to remove from the environment once it’s there
This ingenious new invention could mean the end of palm oil
This alternative could protect forests and reduce greenhouse gases, from products small suburban breweries
A massive earthquake could be brewing beneath North America, study suggests
The only problem? No one knows when it will strike
There's a secret realm hidden at Earth's core – and scientists are seriously puzzled
At the border between Earth's core and the mantle above, scientists are discovering a hidden world
Most doomsday preppers have it wrong. This is actually how to survive the apocalypse
Should you join the underground movement? And if so, how?
Reducing pollution may have unmasked deeper climate risks, study reveals
Scientists say slashing pollution has lifted a ‘sunshade’ from Earth
This 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth's biggest cities are in danger
Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes hope to slow sea level rise... but it might be too late
Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold
Fresh clues beneath one of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes reveal how it could explode – unleashing global devastation
Do the tides of different seas affect each other?
Thanks to its local geography, this coastal town is affected by tidal forces from two different seas