BBC Earth Will we soon find evidence of alien life? Scientists are currently in the throes of an unprecedented search for ET - and an answer to this long-pondered question may come sooner than you think. 2026-04-04 Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. 2026-04-04 The space telescope Hipparcos led to a discovery that sent shockwaves throughout the astronomical community: a star appearing to be older than the universe itself. 2026-04-04 Will we soon find evidence of alien life? Scientists are currently in the throes of an unprecedented search for ET - and an answer to this long-pondered question may come sooner than you think. 2026-04-04 Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. 2026-04-04 The space telescope Hipparcos led to a discovery that sent shockwaves throughout the astronomical community: a star appearing to be older than the universe itself. 2026-04-04 Andy and Kate teach subsistence and survival skills; Cody Allen has ventured into the bush from Oregon to learn how to live off the land. 2026-04-04 Witness animal spectacles from high above the Earth; watch a whirling herd of northern nomads; see undersea behemoths show off in the Pacific shallows; track a U.S. porcine stampede; confront top ocean predators on the Florida coast. 2026-04-04 An epic journey into the unknown, a realm that feels almost like science fiction. 2026-04-04 Andy and Kate teach subsistence and survival skills; Cody Allen has ventured into the bush from Oregon to learn how to live off the land. 2026-04-04 A mysterious predator prowls the streets of a giant metropolis. 2026-04-04 Take a deep dive into watery enigmas; glide over a sunken Italian city; a unique underwater cemetery in the Florida Keys; a yellow brick road to nowhere in the depths of the North Pacific; puzzling rocky constructions off the coast of Australia. 2026-04-04 Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. 2026-04-04 The jungle, underwater caves and lush everglades of the Yucatan shelter Mexico's largest predator, Morelet's crocodile. 2026-04-04 Learning why an important urban center is sinking toward oblivion; soaring over sprawling ruins buried under Saharan sands; learning the modern secret of an ancient fortress; eyeing a ghost town on the edge of the Gobi. 2026-04-04 Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. 2026-04-04 A journey from the heat of the tropics to the planet's frozen poles; life has spread to almost every part of the ocean, but there are many different worlds within it and each presents unique challenges. 2026-04-04 An epic journey into the unknown, a realm that feels almost like science fiction. 2026-04-04 Coral Reefs are vibrant undersea cities where life has found ways to survive. 2026-04-04 The big blue is the world's greatest wilderness, far from shore and many kilometers deep. 2026-04-04 From forests to undersea prairies, it is the green of the sea that brings life to oceans. 2026-04-04 Coasts are the most changeable habitats of the ocean world. 2026-04-04 Exploring the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died 252 million years ago; this moment in Earth's history took life to the brink, wreaking havoc and destruction on an unprecedented scale. 2026-04-04 Injured wild dog Flint helps care for Storm's largest ever litter of pups; leopard Mutima searches for a home; the lions are challenged by forces beyond their control. 2026-04-04 A journey from the heat of the tropics to the planet's frozen poles; life has spread to almost every part of the ocean, but there are many different worlds within it and each presents unique challenges. 2026-04-05 Brian learns about the oldest planet in the solar system Jupiter, which uses its size to manipulate other planets. 2026-04-05 Head out with a team of intrepid scientists on a daring expedition off Western Australia's Pilbara coast; Slither into the heart of danger with Dr. Ann, who gets too close for comfort to one of the nation's most mysterious and lethal serpents. 2026-04-05 A journey from the heat of the tropics to the planet's frozen poles; life has spread to almost every part of the ocean, but there are many different worlds within it and each presents unique challenges. 2026-04-05 Brian learns about the oldest planet in the solar system Jupiter, which uses its size to manipulate other planets. 2026-04-05 Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to make the world's first ascent of a remote mountain in Greenland. 2026-04-05 A journey from the heat of the tropics to the planet's frozen poles; life has spread to almost every part of the ocean, but there are many different worlds within it and each presents unique challenges. 2026-04-05 Brian learns about the oldest planet in the solar system Jupiter, which uses its size to manipulate other planets. 2026-04-05 Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to make the world's first ascent of a remote mountain in Greenland. 2026-04-05 The space telescope Hipparcos led to a discovery that sent shockwaves throughout the astronomical community: a star appearing to be older than the universe itself. 2026-04-05 Hope gets hurt; an owl gets a nasty welcome back to the wild. 2026-04-05 Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada. 2026-04-05 The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal. 2026-04-05 In the heart of central Mexico, lies Sierra Gorda, a region that is home to bobcats, pumas and flying squirrels. 2026-04-05 Get petrified by cryptic rock structures normally hidden from view; look inside curious dwellings in the Peruvian Andes; visit a sacred monolith in Wyoming's Black Hills; haunt a Turkish stone village; spot an immovable waterfall in Mexico. 2026-04-05 The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal. 2026-04-05 A bird is in trouble, but is it wildlife? Spring patients are ready to return to the wild. 2026-04-05 Nominations for the Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate are revealed as Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and Christiana Figueres, who led negotiations for the Paris Agreement on climate change, highlight inspiring solutions. 2026-04-05 For her pups to survive, a young meerkat queen must unite her family in the face of rivals, predators and immense dust storms in the harsh beauty of the Madgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana. 2026-04-05 A mother puma must battle rivals, tackle prey nearly three times her size and endure the wild mountain weather of Patagonia in her bid to raise four cubs, her biggest litter yet. 2026-04-05 In Amboseli, Kenya, an incredibly rare drought event pushes a struggling elephant family to its limits as their only chance to save their dynasty is to work together and overcome the challenge of a lifetime. 2026-04-05 For her pups to survive, a young meerkat queen must unite her family in the face of rivals, predators and immense dust storms in the harsh beauty of the Madgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana. 2026-04-05 A mother puma must battle rivals, tackle prey nearly three times her size and endure the wild mountain weather of Patagonia in her bid to raise four cubs, her biggest litter yet. 2026-04-05 In Amboseli, Kenya, an incredibly rare drought event pushes a struggling elephant family to its limits as their only chance to save their dynasty is to work together and overcome the challenge of a lifetime. 2026-04-05 Chart the changes that are endangering six of Earth's most fragile ecosystems...and our planet's future. See how scientists and activists are developing pioneering solutions that could save threatened communities and wildlife on the edge of extinction. 2026-04-06