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.

A start-up hopes to stop hurricanes by blowing bubbles in the ocean © Getty Images

A start-up hopes to stop hurricanes by blowing bubbles in the ocean

When did dinosaurs become birds? © Getty Images

When did dinosaurs become birds?

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021
Chee Kee Teo
Singapore
Singapore
Title: Time for school
Description: A smooth-coated otter

It’s off to school for you: The Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists 2021

Mental health, climate change and COVID-19: 18 mesmerising winners from the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 © Aly Song/Wellcome Photography Prize 2021

Mental health, climate change and COVID-19: 18 mesmerising winners from the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021

Did dinosaurs fart? © Getty Images

Did dinosaurs fart?

Mountains © Getty

Mountains: a scientist’s guide to the tallest peaks on Earth and beyond

The Earth’s rotation is changing speed: should we be worried? © Getty Images

The Earth’s rotation is changing speed: should we be worried?

How do deserts form? © Daniel Bright

How do deserts form?

Why doesn’t Earth’s core melt the planet? © Dan Bright

Why doesn’t Earth’s core melt the planet?

XUAN EN, CHINA - JUNE 23: A rainbow is seen at a 290-meter deep karst sinkhole, located near the village of Luoquanyan, on June 23, 2021 in Xuan en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province of China. (Photo by Song Wen/VCG via Getty Images)

Indoor rainbows and spotty seals: 22 amazing images in science from June 2021

Illustration of a comet striking Earth

Did a huge comet impact ignite civilisation on Earth as we know it?

How many oceans are there? We'll give you a clue: it's not 4 © Getty Images

There are five oceans now, not four. A marine biologist explains why that matters…

Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life © Deep Sea Fish Ecology Lab/Astrid Leitner/Jeff Drazon/Soest/Deepccz Expedition

Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life

Earth Core © Getty

Scientists have measured how Earth’s core grows (and found something really strange)

Is the weight of the Earth changing? © Getty Images

Is the weight of the Earth changing?