The natural world

Naturalists and people documenting life on Earth.

People in The natural world

4 profiles

Broadcaster

David Attenborough

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

Fossil collector

Mary Anning

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

Ocean explorer

Jacques Cousteau

Opening the underwater world to divers and television audiences.

Naturalist

Alexander von Humboldt

Showing how climate, landscape and living things connect.