Racer snakes prepare to strike in 'Planet Earth II'.

Capturing Planet Earth's Greatest Chase Scene

Snakes Vs Iguanas 

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Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Blue Planet III marks the return of the franchise that transformed audiences' understanding of life beneath the waves. 

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In Nepal, a team of filmmakers begin an expedition following two tiger families.

Tiger Island 

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Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure

Discover the story behind one of the most groundbreaking natural history documentaries

Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's greatest adventure

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Four rival families – leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and lions – all competing to claim a corner of Zambian paradise as their home... who will succeed in ruling this precious Kingdom?

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Deep in Zambia, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and lions compete to make a home in paradise.

Kingdom

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Big Cats 24/7 returns, bringing you closer than ever before to the incredible wildlife living in the heart of Botswana, in the Okovango Delta.

Big Cats 24/7 Series Two

Africa

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Stranger and more dramatic than we ever imagined - these are our untold origins. With stunning visuals and cutting-edge science, Ella Al-Shamahi reveals the story of our species.

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Human

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Walking with Dinosaurs returns. 25 years after it first broadcast to critical and audience acclaim, this new series will showcase the lives of six incredible dinosaurs.

BBC Series Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

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Sir David Attenborough presents Asia, a seven-part series dedicated to our planet’s greatest continent,
revealing its most remarkable landscapes and animals.

BBC Series Asia

Asia 

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Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the spectacular wonders and mysterious natural phenomena that are happening right now on the surface of worlds that orbit the Sun.

Solar System

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Big Cats 24/7 brings you closer than ever before to the incredible wildlife living in the heart of Botswana, in the Okovango Delta.

Big Cats 24/7 

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10 years on from the broadcast of arguably Planet Earth II’s most iconic sequence, writer Ally Hirschlag looks back on how one of TV’s greatest chase scenes was brought to our screens and why it captivated the world.

Snakes and Iguanas as we've never seen them before

Islands

Mountains

Jungles

Deserts

Grasslands

Cities

Oceans

Polar

Rivers

Forests

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We’ve collected together some of the most incredible moments from the three series.

20 times Planet Earth blew our minds

20 Times Planet Earth Blew Our Minds

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As our greatest broadcaster turns 100, here’s when he got up close and personal with nature.

Sir David Attenborough’s 10 Most Memorable Wildlife Encounters 

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Members of the original Planet Earth series production team reveal what it was like to create the documentary behind the scenes.

How Planet Earth Changed The Way We See Nature

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All-new docuseries from Prince William on the incredible work rangers do to protect our planet. 

Prince William Launches Groundbreaking Series  

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Much like the sweet violet, are you a natural charmer – or like the prickly cactus, are you more guarded when making new pals? Take the quiz and find out which plant friend are you?

Which Plant Friend Are You?

Which chonky animal are you?

It’s the quiz you’ve been waiting for! Which round creature from the animal kingdom do you most relate to?

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Match the animal to the habitat - the answers might surprise you...


Can you guess where these animals live?

Seagrass may look unassuming, but it plays a powerful role in supporting marine life and tackling climate change. James Stewart investigates how scientists and communities are finding new ways to protect and restore them around the world. 

Tiger sharks in the Bahamas have led scientists to one of the biggest seagrass habitats on Earth. But why is seagrass so important? 

Seagrass may look unassuming, but these underwater meadows play a powerful role in supporting marine life and tackling climate change. James Stewart investigates how, as these vital habitats disappear, scientists and communities are finding new ways to protect and restore them around the world. 

Fixing The Planet is a digital series, sponsored by Speed & Scale, that spotlights the everyday choices and cutting-edge innovations that can help us preserve our planet for generations to come. 

Nature’s Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change

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A growing body of research suggests links between extreme heat and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Expecting in Extreme Heat: The Climate Risk to Pregnancy 

Expecting in Extreme Heat: The climate risk to pregnancy 

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We talk to the Perfect Planet experts about their experiences, hopes and advice.

How do we make our planet perfect again?

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What does it mean to be human? It’s a question we have been asking for thousands of years. Priests and poets, philosophers and politicians, scientists and artists have all sought to answer this ultimate puzzle, but all fell short, never able to fully capture the vastness of the human experience.

What does it mean to be human?

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Will our descendants be cyborgs with hi-tech machine implants, regrowable limbs and cameras for eyes like something out of a science fiction novel?

What will humans look like in a million years?

As wildfires become an increasing threat, new technology is helping us fight back. James Stewart explains how robots, smart sensors and satellites are being used to reduce fire risks, detecting them earlier and help protect forests and communities.

As wildfires become an increasing threat, new technology is helping us fight back. @james_stew explains how robots, smart sensors and satellites are being used to reduce fire risks, detecting them earlier and help protect forests and communities.

#FixingThePlanet is a digital series, sponsored by Speed & Scale, that spotlights everyday choices and cutting-edge innovations that can help us preserve our planet for generations to come.

The Tech Tackling Wildfires Before They Spread

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Disconnected from nature? Here’s how – and why – to reconnect.

10 Ways to Connect to Our Green Planet

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Scientists and designers are reimagining how our world works in delightfully different and sustainable ways.

Six Incredible and Unusual Eco-Innovations

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Plants are building our best defence against the greatest desert on Earth.

Five Ways the Great Green Wall is Helping to Reforest the Sahel Region

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Nature is brimming with ideas. But can it help to solve human problems? 

Plants: Nature’s original innovators

What we eat, wear, drive and do at home can all shape our carbon footprint. Discover five choices you can incorporate into everyday life to help us move towards a greener, healthier and more affordable future.

What we eat, wear, drive and do at home can all shape our carbon footprint. Discover five choices you can incorporate into everyday life to help us move towards a greener, healthier and more affordable future.

Fixing The Planet is a digital series, sponsored by Speed & Scale, that spotlights everyday choices and cutting-edge innovations that can help us preserve our planet for generations to come.

Five Simple Ways to Live a More Sustainable Life

Your garden could be doing more for the planet than you realise. By giving nature more space to do its own thing, we can help boost biodiversity, create healthier ecosystems and improve our own wellbeing too.

Your garden could be doing more for the planet than you realise. By giving nature more space to do its own thing, we can help boost biodiversity, create healthier ecosystems and improve our own wellbeing too. 

Fixing The Planet is a digital series, sponsored by Speed & Scale, that spotlights the everyday choices and cutting-edge innovations that can help us preserve our planet for generations to come.

The Unexpected Benefits of Rewilding Your Garden

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Venus, Mars, gas giants, frozen moons – there’s no shortage of unnerving places drifting around our Sun. Which is the worst?

What is the scariest place in the solar system?

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Scientists have chased a theory for decades…but is it a ghost, a black hole, or a newfound planet?  

Is Planet Nine an undiscovered world? 

Uncovering the mystery of Planet Nine

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The big bang is where you may think it all began... but what if it wasn't?

What happened before the big bang?

What came before the big bang? 

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They aren't black, and they aren't holes... 

What does a black hole look like?

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The black hole; fascinating, mysterious, deadly. But what would happen if you fell into one? 

What would happen if you fell into a black hole? 

The Big Moon Quiz

Our Moon is far more than just a rock floating around in space. How much do you actually know about Earth's Moon?

The big moon quiz

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Do you have the grit, courage and brainpower to be blasted into space?

Do have what it takes to be an astronaut?

On Saturn it occasionally rains diamonds.

On saturn, it literally rains diamonds

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There was once a time when the great southern landmass of Antarctica was covered in forests and dinosaurs roamed free. How could such an icy wilderness once have been so warm that it could support Earth’s most gigantic creatures?

When dinosaurs roamed Antarctica

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Mark Witton is a paleobiologist on a mission. He says more people should know about one spectacular flying animal that lived more than 65 million years ago: Arambourgiania philadelphiae.

The winged giant that was bigger than T. Rex

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Humans roam alongside animals with ancestors dating back millions of years. 

10 animals with pre-historic roots 

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The question of dinosaur sex has perplexed palaeontologists for generations. But what possible theories have experts put forwards? 

How did dinosaurs have sex? 

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BBC Earth x Teemill. Discover the BBC Earth x Teemill circular collection. Teemill’s products, which are made from recycled organic cotton tees, have been designed to be sent back to Teemill once they are worn out.

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You can now enjoy the official A Perfect Planet soundtrack, with music by composer Ilan Eshkeri.

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A Perfect Planet Soundtrack

BBC Earth x Teemill. All of the BBC Earth Teemill products are made with 100% organic cotton in renewable energy factories and are designed to be recycled.

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BBC Earth x Teemill. All awesome animal-inspired designs are printed on super soft organic cotton. Made in renewable energy powered factories. 

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