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Explore›Exploration›The natural world

The natural world

Naturalists and people documenting life on Earth.

People in The natural world

7 profiles
David AttenboroughBroadcaster

David Attenborough

Bringing the natural world to television through Life on Earth and Planet Earth.

Mary AnningFossil collector

Mary Anning

Uncovering marine-reptile fossils that changed understanding of prehistoric life.

Jacques CousteauOcean explorer

Jacques Cousteau

Opening the underwater world to divers and television audiences.

Alexander von HumboldtNaturalist

Alexander von Humboldt

Showing how climate, landscape and living things connect.

Adam SedgwickGeologist

Adam Sedgwick

Helping define the Cambrian and Devonian geological periods.

Roderick MurchisonGeologist

Roderick Murchison

Defining the Silurian system and helping establish the Devonian and Permian.

Charles LyellGeologist

Charles Lyell

Explaining geological change through processes still observable today.