Answers to Earth Science Questions

Curious whiffs of methane are emanating from Mars: did life make them?

If heat rises, why is it colder higher up in the mountains?

Which is better for the environment, landfill or composting?

Listener Johnny asked this question - so Adam sought out an answer...

Do you know your flora from your fauna? Test yourself on these questions about nature...

Is the presence of contrails related to the weather?

Are the plants enough?

Does it depend on the plant? Or on the soil?

If we could speak to each other, would we get on?

What happens if the Earth's magnetic field ever reverses its polarity? Geologist John Underhill explains...

And what about the rest of the world too?

And if so, is it growing or shrinking?

Are there ways to improve them to generate more renewable energy?

Climate scientist Ella Gilbert sets the record straight...

As the volume of water in the ocean increases, sea level does not rise uniformly everywhere...

It's not quite meat...

What will happen to cocoa trees?

We're seeing unprecedented temperatures this summer...

Listener Saugat got in touch about this monsoon related question...

Listener Manik wanted to know how you can tell whether a painting is of a sunset or a sunrise...

We don't have long to fix things...

What's in the Earth?

How do we know how old the Earth is?