Planet Earth - Summer 2011
Planet Earth is a free magazine aimed at non-specialists with an interest in environmental science.
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Government austerity measures mean that, along with many other public sector organisations, we have to make some savings. So we will not be producing a print version of Planet Earth magazine for the time being. We hope to resume printing in the future.
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Planet Earth - Summer 2011 (4·5MB) Whole magazine. Individual articles are available below.
Leader Change is in the air.
News (2·4MB) The risk of space weather, dinosaur vacuum cleaners, a new insight into malaria and other stories in brief.
Do you think you're sexy? Investigating how animals know how attractive they are.
Of muck and men The chemical signature of the manure early farmers spread on their land remains to this day.
Adventures in geoforensics How British Geological Survey geologists turn detective to help solve murders.
(Cover story) The coolest job on the planet? A British Antarctic Survey diver shares his experiences of his first winter under the ice.
Biofuels: weighed in the balance and found wanting If we planted crops for bioenergy widely, would the overall effect be beneficial?
Some like it cold Revealing how a penguin's lifestyle influences its resistance to climate change.
Eat your jellyfish! A bloom of jellyfish helped reveal how seabed communities adapt to changes in the supply of food and oxygen.
Seasonal produce Using new technology to track how shearwaters exploit the ocean's resources.
Going global - the next 80 years Information on the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.