Explore our country's natural heritage with the following articles:
Underground stories
The ground we walk on in the United Kingdom is made up of a fascinating variety of different sorts of rocks. Join us to find out more about the tales beneath our feet.
Frozen in the past
Much of the familiar British landscape was shaped during the most recent Ice Age. Find out the effects of the big freeze.
As old as the hills
The patterns in which cliffs are laid down tell us a lot about the history of the planet - in effect, they are enormous rock clocks.
Taken at the flood
Sometimes the land loses out in the battle to tame the oceans, with tragic results - like during the flood of 1953.
Reclaimed by the sea
It might sound paradoxical, but breaking down sea walls might be the best way of holding back the tide.
Extinction beckons?
Is one planet enough? Why are governments so busy attacking scientists if they produce data that is politically not to their liking. Are they genetically predisposed to favour the economic over the environmental? There's a lot to consider in last gasp.
Content last updated: 02/08/2006
