News about
planet Earth
Terra Daily is an independent publication covering planet Earth, natural hazards, water systems, ecosystems, climate impacts, and the science behind life on a changing planet.
What we cover
Planet Earth in focus
Earth science, climate impacts, ecosystems, agriculture, forests, and the broad environmental changes shaping life on a changing planet.
Hazards reshaping the planet
Earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, fire, tectonics, disaster response, and the natural hazards reshaping communities and landscapes.
Tracking a changing water world
Oceans, rivers, polar ice, water systems, marine life, and the environmental changes affecting the planet's blue and frozen regions.
Earth coverage connects planetary science, hazards, water, ecosystems, agriculture, climate, weather, and the science that explains how people and nature respond to a changing planet.
Editorial standards
- Every published piece is reviewed and approved by a member of our team before it goes live. AI tools are a substantial part of how we produce Terra Daily: they help find and organise sources, draft, edit, check facts and links, and audit published work, and they may produce much of an initial draft. Where an editor is named on an article, that is the person who reviewed it. Important factual claims are supportable and important sources are linked. We say that we interviewed, contacted or investigated something only when we did.
- Quotations are attributed. Images carry credits where available.
- We correct confirmed errors promptly. Material corrections carry a dated note explaining what changed. Articles whose central premise cannot stand are withdrawn, with a notice left at the original address where appropriate.
- We follow established journalistic practice for sensitive topics: medical, financial, and mental-health content is published with appropriate disclaimers and links to qualified professional advice.
- Where an article contains an affiliate link or recommends a product or service connected to Brown Brothers Media, its founders, its staff or their families, that relationship is disclosed in the article near the recommendation.
Masthead
Terra Daily is a Brown Brothers Media publication. Our masthead is small by design.
Justin Brown
Publisher
Justin Brown is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media and one of Terra Daily's two publishers. He holds a Master of Science in Economic History from the London School of Economics and previously worked in management consulting before founding Ideapod and co-founding The Vessel. Justin sets the editorial direction and standards for Terra Daily, with a particular interest in the psychology pillar — how people make decisions, navigate uncertainty, and find meaning.
Kiran Journals
Writer
Kiran Journals is a staff writer at Brown Brothers Media with a degree in multimedia journalism. On Terra Daily she writes and reviews articles across its Earth-science, environment and natural-hazards coverage.
Mal James
Writer
Mal James is a writer at Brown Brothers Media. An entrepreneur and former teacher, he writes and reviews articles for Terra Daily across its Earth-science, environment and natural-hazards coverage.
Nato Lagidze
Writer
Nato Lagidze is a writer and researcher at Brown Brothers Media and a PhD researcher with an academic background in psychology. On Terra Daily she writes and reviews articles across its Earth-science, environment and natural-hazards coverage.
Daniel Moran
Writer
Daniel Moran is a writer at Brown Brothers Media with a background in technology research. On Terra Daily he writes and reviews articles across its Earth-science, environment and natural-hazards coverage.
Corrections
Found an error? Email [email protected] with the article URL and a description of what needs correcting. We review every report we receive, and material corrections carry a dated note explaining the change.
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Ownership & independence
Terra Daily is published by Brown Brothers Media and funded primarily by display advertising. Editorial decisions are not influenced by advertisers, sponsors, or external parties.