Planet Earth

2020 was the second-hottest year on record, Met Office says © Getty Images

2020 was the second-hottest year on record, Met Office says

Who really found the continent of Antarctica? © Getty Images

Who really found the continent of Antarctica?

How small would the Earth have to be for us to feel it spinning? © Getty Images

How small would the Earth have to be for us to feel it spinning?

Rewilding: Can it save our wildlife and temper climate change? © Alamy

Rewilding: Can it save our wildlife and temper climate change?

Rare ant rescued from brink of extinction with help of DIY conservation tools ©John Walters/Buglife/PA News

Rare ant rescued from brink of extinction with help of DIY conservation tools

World’s most threatened orangutan species ‘in more trouble than previously thought ©Andrew Walmsley, PA News

World’s most threatened orangutan species ‘in more trouble than previously thought’

In pictures: Sir David Attenborough's new series A Perfect Planet © Silverback Films/Grab/BBC

In pictures: Sir David Attenborough’s new series A Perfect Planet

Tara Shine, Chris Jackson and Helen Czerski in the Royal Institution Theatre © Paul Wilkinson Photography

Air pollution, climate change and optimism: Tara Shine’s Royal Institution’s Christmas Lecture

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