BBC Earth Astro

Inspect an abandoned silo complex repurposed into a show-stopping art gallery, then visit a family home carved out of an ancient fortress.

A once in a generation eruption on a volcanic island. In the United States, heavy rain and snow melt submerge a town and in Italy, giant hail pulls up pavements, and traps drivers in their cars.

Simon Reeve voyages across the Coral Triangle, a remote wilderness of tropical reefs and jungle-clad islands described as the Amazon of the seas.

Bear and tennis champion Roger Federer hit the slopes the hard way.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Michael visits the busiest fishing port in Andalucia, and stops off in Huelva city.

A once in a generation eruption on a volcanic island. In the United States, heavy rain and snow melt submerge a town and in Italy, giant hail pulls up pavements, and traps drivers in their cars.

From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, The Sun shows how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on our planet.

How did the elephant get so big? Chris Packham explores the four-billion-year story of how a tiny cell evolved into complex, gentle giants.

Michael visits the busiest fishing port in Andalucia, and stops off in Huelva city.

A once in a generation eruption on a volcanic island. In the United States, heavy rain and snow melt submerge a town and in Italy, giant hail pulls up pavements, and traps drivers in their cars.

Bear and tennis champion Roger Federer hit the slopes the hard way.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Simon Reeve voyages across the Coral Triangle, a remote wilderness of tropical reefs and jungle-clad islands described as the Amazon of the seas.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tackles Kenya's unyielding terrain with Bear Grylls. Dropped into the elements from a helicopter, Joseph and Bear navigate a perilous rappel and milk a camel.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tackles Kenya's unyielding terrain with Bear Grylls. Dropped into the elements from a helicopter, Joseph and Bear navigate a perilous rappel and milk a camel.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Inspect an abandoned silo complex repurposed into a show-stopping art gallery, then visit a family home carved out of an ancient fortress.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tackles Kenya's unyielding terrain with Bear Grylls. Dropped into the elements from a helicopter, Joseph and Bear navigate a perilous rappel and milk a camel.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tackles Kenya's unyielding terrain with Bear Grylls. Dropped into the elements from a helicopter, Joseph and Bear navigate a perilous rappel and milk a camel.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

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.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tackles Kenya's unyielding terrain with Bear Grylls. Dropped into the elements from a helicopter, Joseph and Bear navigate a perilous rappel and milk a camel.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Actress Lena Headey joins Bear on a 48-hour expedition through the steep cliffs and icy waters of Spain's Iberian Peninsula. Can she handle the punishing conditions?

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Actress Lena Headey joins Bear on a 48-hour expedition through the steep cliffs and icy waters of Spain's Iberian Peninsula. Can she handle the punishing conditions?

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Actress Lena Headey joins Bear on a 48-hour expedition through the steep cliffs and icy waters of Spain's Iberian Peninsula. Can she handle the punishing conditions?

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story and dies. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Actress Lena Headey joins Bear on a 48-hour expedition through the steep cliffs and icy waters of Spain's Iberian Peninsula. Can she handle the punishing conditions?

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

There are not five separate oceans, but one. Its waters linked by powerful forces that keep them on the move. This constant mixing is vital for the health of oceans and marine life.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Actress Lena Headey joins Bear on a 48-hour expedition through the steep cliffs and icy waters of Spain's Iberian Peninsula. Can she handle the punishing conditions?

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Dropped amidst snow capped mountains, Uzo and Bear move quickly as a storm sets in, sending hail, lightning and flash floods their way.

How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

A weak emperor. A divided empire. Barbarians at the gate. Does this perfect storm mean the end of ancient Rome?

Dropped amidst snow capped mountains, Uzo and Bear move quickly as a storm sets in, sending hail, lightning and flash floods their way.

How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

A weak emperor. A divided empire. Barbarians at the gate. Does this perfect storm mean the end of ancient Rome?

Dropped amidst snow capped mountains, Uzo and Bear move quickly as a storm sets in, sending hail, lightning and flash floods their way.

How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

Dropped amidst snow capped mountains, Uzo and Bear move quickly as a storm sets in, sending hail, lightning and flash floods their way.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

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

How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Dropped amidst snow capped mountains, Uzo and Bear move quickly as a storm sets in, sending hail, lightning and flash floods their way.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

Actress Keri Russell joins Bear on an epic journey to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. After battling the dangerous, rolling rocks of a massive volcano, the duo descend into a canyon.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Reza sets off on a quest to be the first to capture the mysterious Dugongs of Bahrain on camera.

Actress Keri Russell joins Bear on an epic journey to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. After battling the dangerous, rolling rocks of a massive volcano, the duo descend into a canyon.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Reza sets off on a quest to be the first to capture the mysterious Dugongs of Bahrain on camera.

Actress Keri Russell joins Bear on an epic journey to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. After battling the dangerous, rolling rocks of a massive volcano, the duo descend into a canyon.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

Reza sets off on a quest to be the first to capture the mysterious Dugongs of Bahrain on camera.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Actress Keri Russell joins Bear on an epic journey to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. After battling the dangerous, rolling rocks of a massive volcano, the duo descend into a canyon.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

In the final leg, Palin enters Zulia's dangerous border region, exploring struggling communities while seeking the Catatumbo lightning and witnessing resilience, culture and hardship.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspective and on their timescale.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living.

Actress Keri Russell joins Bear on an epic journey to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. After battling the dangerous, rolling rocks of a massive volcano, the duo descend into a canyon.

Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand's back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Movie star Don Cheadle joins Bear on a 48-hour trek through the unrelenting White Mountains of New England. It's rugged, remote and full of dangerous rivers.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Michael takes part in an exercise to hoist the mainsail of an 80-metre long tall ship.

In Tennessee, a river breaks its banks. In Canada a Tornado rips through a construction site. And in Papua New Guinea, a rain flooded river raises the danger levels.

Movie star Don Cheadle joins Bear on a 48-hour trek through the unrelenting White Mountains of New England. It's rugged, remote and full of dangerous rivers.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Michael takes part in an exercise to hoist the mainsail of an 80-metre long tall ship.

In Tennessee, a river breaks its banks. In Canada a Tornado rips through a construction site. And in Papua New Guinea, a rain flooded river raises the danger levels.

Movie star Don Cheadle joins Bear on a 48-hour trek through the unrelenting White Mountains of New England. It's rugged, remote and full of dangerous rivers.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Michael takes part in an exercise to hoist the mainsail of an 80-metre long tall ship.

In Tennessee, a river breaks its banks. In Canada a Tornado rips through a construction site. And in Papua New Guinea, a rain flooded river raises the danger levels.

Song Ji-hyo continues on the greatest challenge of her life: free diving with the legendary Haenyeo female underwater sea fishers.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Ryan continues the mammoth trek that began in Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

Joanna returns to her birthplace, India, in search of a kitchen cupboard staple once known as 'black gold'. Starting in the majestic ancient city of Hampi, she's invited to a dazzling Hindu festival.

Michael takes part in an exercise to hoist the mainsail of an 80-metre long tall ship.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Steve Backshall is in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman, in search of some of the brainiest, most intelligent hunters our planet has ever seen, as well as a shark species we have never seen before.

Steve Backshall is in the urban jungle in Chile looking for animals that thrive downtown. Chile is boarded on the west by the pacific ocean. Sea birds and sea lions thrive close to the shore.

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.

Michael takes part in an exercise to hoist the mainsail of an 80-metre long tall ship.

A weak emperor. A divided empire. Barbarians at the gate. Does this perfect storm mean the end of ancient Rome?

Ben meets a family at the start of their new life, undertaking an ambitious renovation of a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village, discovering how crucial this fresh start is for them.

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter gatherers of the Kalahari before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta.