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.

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Earth Day Take a trip back to 1970 for the first Earth Day

What if the Earth’s magnetic field died? – Jim Al-Khalili © Getty Images

Science Focus Podcast What if the Earth’s magnetic field died? – Jim Al-Khalili

Wildfire simulator, South Carolina © Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

The masters of natural disasters

David Attenborough attends the opening ceremony of the COP 24 United Nations climate change conference on December 03, 2018 in Katowice, Poland © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Sir David Attenborough “If we damage the natural world, we damage ourselves”

How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough © BBC

Science Focus Podcast How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough

Chris Packham interview: Overpopulation, Alan Turing, and Donald Trump © Getty Images

Chris Packham “I wouldn’t spend 10 minutes shouting at Donald Trump... I’d spend 10 minutes trying to understand him”

Dinosaurs snuffed out in their prime (Reconstruction of a late Maastrichtian (~66 million years ago) palaeoenvironment in North America, where a floodplain is roamed by dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex,Edmontosaurus and Triceratops. Image © Davide Bonadonna)

Dinosaurs snuffed out in their prime

Why is the magnetic north pole racing westward? © Shutterstock

Interview Why is the magnetic north pole racing westward?

Iceberg on the pier of Delfshaven, 1565. © Alamy

The Little Ice Age How plummeting global temperatures affected more than just the climate

Do you get wetter if you run or walk in the rain? © Getty Images

Do you get wetter if you run or walk in the rain?

Why is the magnetic north pole moving? - Ciaran Beggan © Getty Images

Science Focus Podcast Why is the magnetic north pole moving? - Ciaran Beggan

People enjoy the afternoon sunshine on the Palace Pier on 25 February, 2019 in Brighton, England © Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Reality Check Does the February heatwave mean the UK climate is changing?

Strange blob-like creature could be the Earth's first moving lifeform © A. El Albani / IC2MP / CNRS - Université de Poitiers

Strange blob-like creature could be the Earth’s first moving lifeform

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise? © Getty

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise?