BBC Earth Magazine - January - February 2021

In this issue

Find out if life could truly exist around a black hole, how beavers influence the form and function of wild places, and more exciting stories at this bi-monthly issue.

Innovations - Prepare Yourself For Tomorrow

Meet the robot that’s tackling Chemistry’s biggest challenges

2 mins

The See-Through Zoo

Welcome to nature’s menagerie of transparency

5 mins

Wetland ARCHITECTS

As the landmark River Otter Beaver Trial draws to an end, what has it taught us about the way these industrious dam builders influence the form and function of our wild places?

8 mins

Can Life Exist Around A Black Hole?

Much of the recent search for extraterrestrial life has focused on hunting down planets orbiting in the so-called Goldilocks zone – an area surrounding a star that has just the right conditions for life to emerge. Now, new research suggests that such Goldilocks zones could also exist near supermassive black holes by Colin Stuart

8 mins

Scarface: The Real Lion King

As the sun sets on the reign of the most famous lion ever to walk the Maasai Mara, we look back at the life of a legend – and the winds of change blowing through this iconic grassland

10+ mins

Elizabeth I's Unlikely Ally

She was the defiantly Protestant queen of England; he was the Catholic king of France. And yet, against the odds, the two became firm friends. And yet, against the odds, the two became firm friends. Estelle Paranque reveals how common enemies drove Henri III and Elizabeth I into one another’s affections

6 mins

An Ocean Of Mysteries

Earth’s biggest habitat is also the one that we know the least about. A new wave of innovators is engineering the technology that will help us find out more – here’s what they are discovering

9 mins

To The Ends Of The Earth

Scientists are going to extreme lengths to find out how climate change is affecting our planet

5 mins

How To Get A Good Night's Sleep

Do you often find yourself lying awake in bed, unable to drop off? Fear not, help is at hand from sleep scientist Dr Alice Gregory

2 mins

How Times Change

Shops and restaurants may be slowly opening up, but we have to accept that things may not be as they were for a long time

2 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.