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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.

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise? © Getty
Planet Earth

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise?

BABYLON, HILLAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 20, 2016: This is DigitalGlobe closeup satellite imagery of the remains and location of Babylon -- and ancient city in Mesopotamia. Located in Hillah, Iraq. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)
Planet Earth

Interview Earth’s ancient geography ‘directed the course of human evolution’

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Can I protect myself against air pollution? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Reality Check Can I protect myself against air pollution?

How geology can influence elections - Lewis Dartnell © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Science Focus Podcast How geology can influence elections – Lewis Dartnell

A man rides a cart over the frozen 'Lake Cildir' in Aradahan Province of Turkey © Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Planet Earth

You think you’re cold? Here are some amazing photos of chilly people in freezing places

Cave art suggests that ancient people had a good grasp of the night sky, and drew images of animals to depict constellations © University of Edinburgh
Planet Earth

Cave paintings reveal ancient Europeans’ knowledge of the stars

Can magma be mined for ores and metals? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Can magma be mined for ores and metals?

Deep sea mining © Alamy
Planet Earth

Deep sea mining: new depths

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Quingdao Eden © The Eden Project
Planet Earth

Conservation: How China is creating Edens

The Plastic Age © Alamy
Planet Earth

The Plastic Age

Bacteria controls the weather © Scott Balmer
Planet Earth

Bacteria controls the weather

Can trees predict the weather? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Can trees predict the weather?

Four ways to reduce your impact on air pollution © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Four ways you can help tackle air pollution

Earth's hidden ocean (Diamond mine based around a kimberlite pipe © Dominion Diamonds)
Planet Earth

Earth’s hidden ocean