Interviews about Earth Science

How 1 billion hectares of trees could stabilise the climate

SPOILER: Mining for gold isn’t like what you see in films...

While teams continue to search for gold, others are looking for something quite different; life.

When you drill a hole in a mine, water from natural underground sources wants to flood in. How do you stop it?

Chris Smith dives into one of the deepest gold mines in the world.

Understanding climate change...

How do humans adapt to extreme cold?

Could keeping a lid on rising temperatures save thousands of lives?

Shortly after ant colonies appeared, insects evolved to exploit them, as 99 million year old amber reveals...

And what happens if a new species disrupts the balance of nature?

By adding electricity, a liquid gallium and cerium alloy can turn carbon dioxide into coal...

Japanese mission Hayabusa2 begins collecting asteroid samples.

How sea life is succumbing to plastic pollution...

How the environment has made us the way we are...

Taxonomy could help ensure that the resources in our oceans are managed in a sustainable manner.

How far are we from carbon neutral cars?

Can renewable energy be stored in undersea rock, for us to access when we need it?

Can we make a timeline for the Moon's craters?

Our favourite beverage may be under threat of extinction.

Soil isn’t just a source of water and minerals for plants; it’s a whole ecosystem teeming with microscopic life.

Scientists had overlooked the unlikely hero that helps the ecosystem to defend itself.

How a rubbish tip surrendered the remains of the world's first complete skeleton of a flying squirrel...

Sea temperatures affect plankton growth, which in turns alters fish abundance. So warm seas force nursing seals to...

Fossil remains of flowers dating back nearly 200 million years have been uncovered by palaeontologists in northeastern...