Planet Earth

Helen Czerski in the Royal Institution Theatre © Paul Wilkinson Photography

Oceans, physics and virtual audiences: Helen Czerski’s Royal Institution Christmas Lecture

Panning shot of a Dalmatian Pelican. Its tough, but so worth it when it turns out well. This shot was taken with 1/30s, f/8.0, and ISO 800 at 80mm.

Swift Pelican wins top Ecology Photo Prize

Chris Jackson in the Royal Institution Theatre © Paul Wilkinson Photography

Volcanoes, climate change and rock records: Chris Jackson’s Royal Institution Christmas Lecture

Is it more environmentally friendly to buy a fake Christmas tree, or a real one? © Getty Images

Is it more environmentally friendly to buy a fake Christmas tree, or a real one?

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (11027342a)
Los moldes de yeso de lo que se cree eran un hombre rico y su esclavo que huían de la erupción del volcán Vesuvio hace casi 2.000 años se ven en lo que era una finca elegante en las afueras de la antigua ciudad romana de Pompeya, destruida por la erupción de 79 d.C. Excavaciones recientes los sacaron a la luz, dijeron autoridades del parque arqueológico el sábado 21 de noviembre de 2020
ITALIA-POMPEYA CADAVERES ANTIGUOS, Pompeii, Italy - 19 Nov 2020

Incredibly preserved bodies of two men discovered in Pompeii

Tiger's tender moment wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 © Sergey Gorshkov, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020

Tiger’s tender moment wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 competition

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Everyday science

20 stunning microscopic photos from the Nikon Small World 2020 competition

The crossover point: Amount of human-made items on Earth will soon outweigh all living biomass © Getty Images

Amount of human-made items on Earth will soon outweigh all living biomass

Rivers carry plastic waste thousands of kilometres in just a few months © Sara Hylton/NGS

Sea spreads plastic waste thousands of kilometres from source in just months

Mountain Hare Lepus timidus
A confiding adult, high in the Cairngorms mountains, forms the shape of a ball as it grooms
Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK

Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches People’s Choice Award

An aggregation of mobula rays wins Ocean Photography Awards 2020 © Nadia Aly

A mob of mobula rays wins Ocean Photography Awards 2020

Love Heart of Nature

A shark with a heart wins Drone Photo Awards 2020

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Blizzard in Brooklyn wins Royal Met’s top photography prize

Win a copy of Sapiens: A Graphic History © Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave

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Win a copy of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Graphic History

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High Angle View Of Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

The hole wide world: 14 images of the Earth’s broken landscape