Planet Earth

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.

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
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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
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A new mega-earthquake hotspot could be forming beneath the Atlantic

Mysterious earthquakes in the region have long gone unexplained
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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"
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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A massive earthquake could be brewing beneath North America, study suggests

The only problem? No one knows when it will strike
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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
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Most doomsday preppers have it wrong. This is actually how to survive the apocalypse

Should you join the underground movement? And if so, how?
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Reducing pollution may have unmasked deeper climate risks, study reveals

Scientists say slashing pollution has lifted a ‘sunshade’ from Earth
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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
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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
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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
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Today, Earth is spinning faster than usual, and scientists are baffled

Earth's spin has mysteriously been speeding up for years
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Fungi could be conscious. Here's what that means

New research on fungi suggests they could be demonstrating some form of intelligence, but not all experts are convinced.
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Mysterious 'surge' under Earth crust could reshape world map, study claims

The pulsing will eventually rip Africa apart and create a new ocean
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These common 'natural beauty' ingredients are harming the planet

Consumers are right to be sensitive about what they put on their skin, but an emphasis on using 'natural' ingredients could be misleading
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Nature like you've never seen it: 18 jaw-dropping aerial photos

Our planet, like you've never seen it before
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How does background radiation affect particle detectors?

The strange science of radioactive steel and sunken treasure
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Scientists have found what sounds eerily like Atlantis off Australia’s coast

Over half a million people may have lived in the lost landscapes north of Australia... before they were consumed by the ocean
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What would a fusion energy disaster look like?

A nuclear fusion disaster would be nothing like a nuclear fission disaster
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Yes, even a mild UK heatwave feels much worse than in the US. Here's why

Paddling pool? Check. Ice cream? Check. Sweat patches? Check, check.
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