In this issue

Antarctica and us
To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way.
Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.

Untouched Subglacial Lakes Could Harbour Clues To Evolution Of Alien Life

Vast bodies of water more than 500 metres below the Arctic ice may host life forms that have evolved independently for 120,000 years.

2 mins

Planet's Waters Have More Intellect Than we Gave Them Credit For

Think of intelligence in the animal world and you rarely think of fish. But there’s growing evidence to show that the various species living in the planet’s waters have greater intellects than we’ve given them credit for.

7 mins

Antarctica ​​​​​​​And Us

To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way. Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.

6 mins

Britain's Cautious Revolutionaries

While Europe’s early socialists sought to smash the system, their counterparts in Britain were content to work within it.

8 mins

Trapped

The secret ways social media is built to be addictive (and what you can do to fight back)

8 mins

Top​​​​​​​ Of The Crocodile Pops​​​​​​​

Not only do India’s fish-eating gharials look strange, they make unusually attentive mums and dads. These reptiles are among the best in the world.

8 mins

Karl Marx- The Godfather Of Revolution

5 May 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. Gregory Claeys reveals how a poverty-stricken dissident became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the world.

8 mins

The Power Of Thought

Labs around the world are building machines that we can control with our minds. How long will we have to wait for an upgrade?

8 mins

The Surprising New Science Of Sleep

You spend a third of your life in bed (if you’re lucky!), but scientists are only just beginning to understand what goes on between the sheets. We reveal the unexpected discoveries being made in the dead of night.

7 mins

Hawking's Last Hurrah

The world famous physicist and author of A Brief History Of Time is laid to rest alongside Newton and Darwin.

3 mins

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BBC Earth Magazine Description:

A bi-monthly publication containing a feast of information for the curious mind. Every issue is packed with fascinating images, thought-provoking and entertaining articles about the world around us, the natural life that populates it, the history that has shaped our existence upon it, and the science that has driven it and continues to propel us into the future.