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.
What's the best way to measure an earthquake?
It revolutionised how we measure earthquakes in 1935 – so why have seismologists almost entirely abandoned it?
If an advanced civilisation lived on Earth millions of years ago, would we be able to tell?
If an advanced civilisation lived on Earth millions of years ago, would we be able to tell?
The $50m time-travelling gamble to save the Amazon rainforest
An ambitious project about to get underway intends to see how the trees will respond to the CO2 levels of the future
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We've found a tiny particle that could erase the Universe at any moment
A supercollider may one day help us predict the fate of the Universe. Scientists will use it to find a hidden instability built into the fabric of existence… one that could destroy everything.
A global food crisis is nearing – and the warning signs are buried beneath your feet
The world's soils are degrading fast, and until now we've had almost no way of knowing what's happening underground
Why even a mild UK heatwave can feel hotter than America's worst
Paddling pool? Check. Ice cream? Check. Sweat patches? Check, check
Deadly fungal storms are now sweeping the US – and spreading a disease few doctors recognise
And the problem is just getting worse
Something ‘unprecedented’ is now happening to Earth’s rotation, scientists say
Climate change is slowing Earth's spin – and there's nothing quite like it in 3.6 million years
The most powerful climate phenomenon on record could hit the US in 2026, experts warn
A once-in-a-century ‘super El Niño’ may be brewing in the Pacific
What's the worst thing you can do for the planet online?
Before blaming chatbots for everything, here’s what really dominates your online carbon footprint
Would an increase in rocket launches harm the ozone layer?
Does the increase in rocket launches to space have an impact on the ozone layer? Deterioration is a major cause for concern
What are the Gates of Hell, and why do they keep burning?
Why do the 'Gates of Hell' in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert keep burning?
What's the world's longest oil spill?
The largest oil spill on planet Earth isn't man-made and releases around 17 tonnes of oil into the sea every day for the last 500,000 years
What's the most secret place that scientists have locked away?
From sites housing deadly materials to the locations of precious artefacts, here's the science behind some of Earth’s most restricted areas
Earth’s magnetic field is overdue a flip. Should we be worried?
From time to time, the Earth's magnetic poles flip, leaving us without a protective magnetic field for up to centuries
Inside the bizarre race to secure Earth’s nuclear tombs
With nuclear energy production increasing globally, the problem of what to do with the waste demands a solution. But where do you store something that stays dangerous for thousands of years?
A mysterious Amazonian soil is making trees grow six times taller – and nobody knows why
The mysterious, nutrient-rich soil of the Amazons might hold the secret to fight climate change
The deepest hole on Earth: Inside the race to harness unlimited power from our planet's core
While harnessed geothermal heat help plants grow at the Eden Project, advanced new technology could turn it into a renewable source of clean, green energy for all.
Scientists have found what sounds eerily like Atlantis off Australia’s coast
Over half a million people may have lived in the lost landscapes north of Australia... before they were consumed by the ocean
Some experts now think fungi are conscious. Here's what convinced them
New research on fungi suggests they could be demonstrating some form of intelligence
What's the craziest thing ever stolen?
From bull semen to a commercial airliner, it doesn't get much weirder than this
A mega-building in China is now so large that it's slowing Earth's spin
It's even changing how long a day is
What is a skyquake?
Skyquakes are very real. What causes them, however, is shrouded in mystery.
A bizarre 'dead zone' above Earth keeps frying satellites – and it's slowly getting bigger
Above Earth, there is a void, a no-go zone that spacecraft enter at their own peril
