A Perfect Planet

A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface.

Weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, shapes the lives of animals across the globe, rising to an incredible diversity of species and habitats.

Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it’s affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.