Interviews about Earth Science

Striking research on lightning's role in the start of life on Earth

Growing cannabis indoors, at scale, in the USA is producing large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions

Surprising results using radiocarbon dating upset the established timeline of the early ancient Egyptians

How might ancient Nubians have gotten their hands on antibiotics, and why does it make bones glow?

What goes into making a big beautiful nature show?

Mysterious structures, discovered a century ago near Abydos, have turned out to be a huge brewing operation...

Scientists have connected several massive prehistoric events to a weakening of Earth's magnetic field...

Archaeological detective work to find a city of ancient Egypt

Some clothing might be cheap, but the environment is paying the price

2020 saw some of the most extreme weather events ever recorded. What's going to happen in 2021?

What are the pros, and cons, of deep sea mining?

How much carbon is in a crisp? Thanks to new fertiliser technology, it could be a lot less...

Humanity has crossed a milestone this year: manmade materials now outweigh all life on Earth...

How did early humans get across the world?

New excavations have emerged in Pompeii archeological park...

How do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

With widespread climate and environmental changes, we might expect more people on the move...

Indonesia are moving to a new capital city - but what of Jakarta's 10 million inhabitants?

More people are on the move nowadays than ever before. A migration expert explains why...

How do storms emerge?

How do the oceans move?

What will the Earth look like in millions of years?

David Attenborough calls it his "witness statement". We speak to the executive producer...

What difference would a plant based diet make to our climate change gas emissions?