Interviews about Earth Science

Antarctica is part of the world most affected by a changing climate. Atmospheric research there can help us understand...

Avian pox affects a number of bird species, but it was discovered in UK’s population of great tits in 2006...

This month Asteroid 2012 DA14 a 130.000 Ton lump of rock will pass just 24,000 km from Earth. That’s closer than many...

In winter the sea may look dull, grey and lifeless but the creatures that live there know that some areas have far more...

Can we stimulate new nerve cells to form in our brains, or are we stuck with the number that we are born with? We...

We finish the final episode of Naked Oceans by pondering what great discoveries might lie ahead

We ask a bunch of oceans experts if they are optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the oceans.

Which threats to the ocean will be greatest concern in the years to come?

The Planet Earth team find out how the East Anglian Fen lands are helping to model climate change through peat......

Britain’s continuing wet weather has highlighted a serious problem facing towns and cities – urban flooding. Rather...

DNA functions a bit like a recipe book which tells you to cook up the chemicals that they need to function. But...

Humans have been exploring the oceans above and beneath the waves for thousands of years, most recently into the dark...

Humans enter our story of the history of the oceans

The story of the oceans begins 3.5 billion years ago with living rocks that made the earth habitable.

One of Britain’s most unusual landscapes can be found along its coastline. Salt marshes are home to unique species of...

Publicity and fundraising campaigns often focus on the cute, charismatic or cuddly animals, possibly leaving nature’s...

You could be forgiven for thinking that microbes are not, and should not be, a conservation priority. But that’s not...

Headlines like “Palm trees grew on Antarctica” abounded when climate scientists recently found evidence that the...

Laundry detergent containing a special additive could convert clothes into pollution-busting air filters, according to...

Global warming may dominate today’s environmental headlines but not so long ago it was acid rain. This emerged after...

Diet in pregnancy affects cancer risk for the women, their daughters, and their granddaughters...

Slowing down time to make your move, rediced rainfall from deforestation, Visualising the potency of drug candidates...

Slowing down time to make your move, rediced rainfall from deforestation, Visualising the potency of drug candidates...