Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.

The changing environment has seen parts of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers replaced by wetlands, areas of shrub and barren rock. For mining companies, Greenland's ice retreat could facilitate ...

In this episode, Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world. A four billion year saga of extraordinary highs and lows ...

The aim was to extract only the narrow strip of ore-bearing rock, removing as little as possible of the barren rock on either side. Stopers worked in pairs to drill a series of holes in the roof ...