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- Aerial photographs reveal odd and beautiful glimpses of our planet Thu, 3 Oct 19, 3:00amCorners of unexpected planetary beauty are revealed in these stunning images on display in The Elevated Eye at Forest Lawn Museum, California
- Volcanoes and Wine: Why a match made in hell tastes like heaven Thu, 3 Oct 19, 3:00amFrom Etna to Vesuvius, Santorini to Stromboli, volcanoes have long been linked to excellent wines. New book Volcanoes and Wine explores this unlikely terroir
- We've totted up all Earth's carbon - and 99 per cent is underground Wed, 2 Oct 19, 12:00amAn epic project has worked out how much carbon there is on Earth. The answer is 1.85 billion billion tonnes – and most of it is underground
- Fossilised microbes from 3.5 billion years ago are oldest yet found Thu, 26 Sep 19, 6:00amPreserved microorganisms have been found encased in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks, confirming that single-celled life was thriving early in Earth’s history
- Giving nature human rights could be the best way to protect the planet Wed, 25 Sep 19, 7:45pmRivers, lakes and forests around the world are being recognised as if they were legal persons. It sounds strange, but could it effectively protect the planet?
- Meltwater from Greenland could raise sea level an extra 7 centimetres Thu, 19 Sep 19, 3:00amMelting and refreezing is turning the absorbent surface snow of Greenland into solid ice, an effect that could contribute to sea level rises
- Planet Earth has 9 safety limits and we’ve already exceeded 4 of them Thu, 12 Sep 19, 3:00amA decade ago, Johan Rockström identified the limits to Earth's life support systems. From chemical polluiton to climate change, we're veering into the danger zone - so why is he (cautiously)...
- Inside the powerful fire clouds that pack a volcanic punch Thu, 5 Sep 19, 3:00amThis rare image shows massive pyrocumulonimbus clouds that form above fires and can funnel as much smoke into the lower stratosphere as moderate volcanic eruptions
- Military now controls Myanmar’s scientifically important amber mines Fri, 30 Aug 19, 11:29pmHundreds of scientifically priceless fossils are extracted in horrendous conditions in Myanmar’s amber mines and smuggled over the border for sale in China
- Bacteria fly into the Atacama Desert every afternoon on the wind Fri, 23 Aug 19, 1:00amThe Atacama Desert is one of the most hostile places on Earth, but new microbes arrive there every day on dust grains carried by the wind
- Volcano behind huge eruption that kick-started mini ice age identified Wed, 21 Aug 19, 9:00pmA mini ice age that lasted 125 years started in the 6th century. Now we may have identified the volcano that kicked it all off
- Super-deep diamonds contain traces of a pristine chunk of early Earth Fri, 16 Aug 19, 4:00amDiamonds that formed twice as deep as normal contain evidence of a pristine hunk of original Earth rock hiding deep underground
- Fossils of the earliest animals seen outside China for the first time Thu, 15 Aug 19, 3:00amHow did animal life begin? A must-see exhibition in Oxford brings together the world's best fossils from the Cambrian explosion to tell the story
- Radioactive dust in Antarctic ice could help map interstellar clouds Thu, 15 Aug 19, 12:00amInterstellar dust has been found in Antarctic snow samples. The discovery could provide a way of mapping the clouds of dust Earth has passed through in space
- Earth's magnetic poles probably won't flip within our lifetime Thu, 8 Aug 19, 4:00amContrary to recent reports, new research suggests the next reversal of Earth’s magnetic pole won’t happen in a human lifetime and could take tens of thousands of years
- Plate tectonics began nearly 2 billion years before we thought Thu, 8 Aug 19, 3:00amEarth’s continents may have been shifting for 2.5 billion years, according to a study of ancient rocks that finds plate tectonics evolved far earlier than we thought
- The Amazon rainforest depends on fires in Africa for a vital nutrient Tue, 30 Jul 19, 5:00amWe thought the Amazon got the essential nutrient phosphorus from Saharan dust. Now it appears it mainly comes from forest fires and people burning wood
- Huge hidden canyon under Greenland ice sheet may have flowing water Tue, 30 Jul 19, 1:28amA valley longer than the Grand Canyon hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet may carry running water. How quickly it flows may affect how the ice melts
- Today's global warming is unparalleled in the past 2000 years Thu, 25 Jul 19, 3:00amWe now know that past periods when the Earth cooled and warmed were only regional. The finding rebuffs the myth that today's planet-wide warming is a natural blip
- James Lovelock at 100: The creator of Gaia theory on humanity's future Thu, 25 Jul 19, 3:00amThe influential scientist talks about his Earth-as-superorganism hypothesis and predicts a new era for humanity, unfettered by the constraints of our bodies
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