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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.

What if we banned fishing? © Jason Raish
Planet Earth

What if we banned fishing?

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019 © MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Amazon boss pledges $10bn of his $100bn+ fortune to tackle climate change

Climate change declared 'emergency' by 11,000 scientists © Rui Vieira/PA
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Last month was world’s hottest January on record

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BP oil spill: 'invisible' pollution spread even further than believed © Getty Images
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BP oil spill: ‘invisible’ pollution spread even further than believed

Planet Earth

The road to net zero: how we could become carbon neutral

Chris Goodall
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Why are there two layers of clouds? © Dan Bright
Planet Earth

Why are there two layers of clouds?

Climate change: should we change the terminology? © Getty Images
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Reality Check Should we change the terminology we use for climate change?

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Mark Miodownik There is 'no value' in biodegradable plastic (at the moment)

Is it true that the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans don’t mix? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Is it true that the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans don’t mix?

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Ozone-destroying chemicals also warmed the Earth © Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute
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Ozone-destroying chemicals also warmed the Earth

Human overpopulation: can having fewer children really make a difference? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Human overpopulation Can having fewer children really make a difference?

Chris Packham interview: Overpopulation, Alan Turing, and Donald Trump © Getty Images
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Chris Packham on overpopulation "The first thing I’d do is globally emancipate and educate women"

Clam shell study issues dire warning over Arctic sea ice melt © Getty Images
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Clam shell study issues dire warning over Arctic sea ice melt

It’s official: the oceans are warmer than ever © Getty Images
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It’s official: the oceans are warmer than ever

Microsoft boss outlines plans to entirely reverse carbon footprint by 2050 (Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a climate initiative event at the Microsoft Corp. campus in Redmond, Washington, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 © David Ryder/Bloomberg)
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Microsoft boss outlines radical plans to entirely reverse its carbon footprint by 2050