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.

How is coal formed? © Getty Images

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In pictures: The most iconic volcanic eruptions of 2021 © Shutterstock

In pictures: The most iconic volcanic eruptions of 2021

What’s the environmental impact of cigarette butts? © Getty Images

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What is a fogbow? © Alamy

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What is a tornado and how does it form? © Getty Images

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

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

How did dinosaurs sleep? © Getty Images

How did dinosaurs sleep?

Where does soil come from? © Getty Images

How does soil store carbon?

Collection of seeds with compost

Reality Check Is peat-free compost better for the environment?

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Dinosaur fossils discovered from the day the asteroid hit Earth

Glacier

Artificial glaciers What are they and how are they made?

Does fossilised dinosaur poo exist? © Dan Bright

Does fossilised dinosaur poo exist?

Daylight savings - when do the clocks change in the UK?

Daylight savings: Why do the clocks change?

A photograph the sun as it rises gloriously on Spring Equinox morning in Aberystwyth on the west coast of Wales.

Spring equinox 2022: Everything you need to know