Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future.
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Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.
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NewsEmperor penguin colonies abandoned after ‘unprecedented’ loss of sea ice
The breeding failure of four emperor penguin colonies is a sign of things to come, researchers have warned.
24 August 2023 -
NewsSperm and bottlenose whales may have learnt to follow trawlers for easy meals
A new study demonstrates the extraordinary ability of whales to develop new ways of feeding.
23 August 2023 -
NewsRainforest leaves feel the burn of climate change as temperature limit approaches
If the worst case predictions of climate change come to pass, rainforests could be at serious risk.
23 August 2023 -
OceansSea urchins: strange and spiny wonders of the ocean
Sea urchins can be found in every ocean on Earth. They’ve been around for 450 million years - but are they now at risk?
