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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.

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Is the weight of the Earth changing? © Getty Images

Is the weight of the Earth changing?

TOPSHOT - A pilot takes a flight on a flying taxi prototype during testing in Moscow on March 16, 2021. - Russian developer of passenger drones Hoversurf company tests its Hover drone taxi, a flying vehicle that can fly 30 minutes on one charge at an altitude of 150 meters transporting passengers and cargo up to 300 kg for a distance of up to 100 kilometers at speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The company aims to have these drones operating by 2025. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Could lightning have sparked life on early Earth? © Getty Images

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How do tsunamis form?

The evolution of the ocean’s shadowy ‘twilight’ zone may be linked to climate change © Getty Images

Evolution of life in the ocean’s shadowy ‘twilight’ zone may be linked to climate change

A Bengal tigress with a catchlight in her eye lies up to her neck in the dark shadows of a water hole. Her name is Maya 'The Enchantress', and she has orange and black stripes with white patches on her head. Shot with a Nikon D810 in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India on 13 May 2017, which just happened to be my birthday!
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How to hunt for fossils in the UK

How to hunt for fossils in the UK

Extreme annual fires reduce forests' ability to store carbon © Getty Images

Extreme annual fires reduce forests’ ability to store carbon

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A prototype of a CubeSat adrift in Earth's orbit for testing

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Jupiter flung the dinosaur-killing comet into Earth, new study suggests ©Gerd Altmann/Pixabay/PA News

Jupiter flung the dinosaur-killing comet into Earth, new study suggests