Planet Earth

The real value of Greenland is in the ice, rather than the minerals

Jon Gertner

Seven beautiful clouds to brighten your day © Tania Ritchie

Seven beautiful clouds to brighten your day

What if we just forgot about fashion? © Valentin Tkach

What if we just forgot about fashion?

Climate change declared 'emergency' by 11,000 scientists © Rui Vieira/PA

Climate change declared ’emergency’ by 11,000 scientists

How to reduce your carbon footprint – for next to nothing

Natalie Fee

Modern humans can be traced back the Zambezi River in Botswana, study finds © Getty Images

Modern humans can be traced back near Zambezi River in Botswana, study finds

The Paradox of the Coriolis Effect, Hurricane Alley and Radio Thunder © Getty Images

The Paradox of the Coriolis Effect, Hurricane Alley and Radio Thunder

5 interesting facts about volcanoes to shake up what you know about them © Getty Images

Volcanoes 5 things that’ll shake up what you know about them

Ozone Hole © Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA via AP

Ozone hole shrinks due to warmer than average air temperature

What would have happened if we’d carried on using CFCs? © Getty Images

What would have happened if we’d carried on using CFCs?

Last year’s extreme snowfall wiped breeding of plants and animals in a region of the Arctic © Lars Holst Hansen

Last year’s extreme snowfall wiped breeding of plants and animals in a region of the Arctic

Renewables overtake fossil fuels for UK energy output © Getty Images

Renewables overtake fossil fuels for UK energy output

Marine cultivation technology opening the door to the rich sources of clean energy in our oceans © Getty Images

Marine cultivation technology opening the door to the rich sources of clean energy in our oceans

Carbon offsetting: a solution to flying emissions, or just passing the buck? © Getty Images

Reality Check Is carbon offsetting a solution to flying emissions, or just passing the buck?

Building for the future: three eco-cities preparing for overpopulation, rising sea levels and air pollution © Stefano Boeri Architetti

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Building for the future 3 eco-cities preparing for overpopulation, rising sea levels and air pollution