Planet Earth - Summer 2003
NERC's award-winning free magazine, Planet Earth, is aimed at non-specialists with an interest in environmental science.
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Pop-up Tibet Ancient leaves tell the story of the formation of the Tibetan plateau.
Hermit crab real estate It may be flotsam and jetsam to us - but our rubbish is being used as crab caravans.
This is Planet Earth Competition: Study the pictures, spot the physical signs of human impact on the environment and win a print of a satellite image.
From Port Stanley A cold coming they had of it when scientists attempted Autosub's first cruise under Pine Island Glacier.
Mozzies against malaria? Sounds like a pressure group but in fact it's the development of genetically modified mosquitoes to help eradicate malaria.
Mapping the tropics Darwin Initiative project members have a totally tropical time transferring modern mapping skills to the people of Sierra Leone.
Crabs in Space A group of determined students get their claws into zero gravity.
2002 - a summer of floods and drought We might have preferred a summer of love but instead we got floods in Europe, a drought in India and El Niño in the Pacific. But were they connected?
Evolution in action There's nothing weedy about Britain's newest plant species. The York groundsel is an unparalleled chance to study evolution.
Frozen carbon stores: environmental hazard or resource? There's a vast untapped energy source out there. But we could be inviting disaster if we try to take advantage of it.
Stepping out A phrase sometimes associated with human courtship. In this instance it's a simulation model used to study human and cultural evolution.
Measuring the garbage man of the atmosphere Scientists get the measure of radical molecules to check the accuracy of global climate models.
Illuminating tales: the British glow-worm Glow-worms in the spotlight. Now is the time to grab your torch and go looking for this fast disappearing species.