Earth sciences are the study of the Earth's solid parts, waters, and atmosphere, with the goal of understanding the planet's history and current state. It is an interdisciplinary field that draws on many natural and physical sciences, including biology, chemistry, geography, mathematics, statistics and physics.

This can include:

• Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics: The solid parts of the Earth
• Hydrology: The water that flows on and beneath the Earth's surface
• Oceanography: The Earth's seas and oceans
• Meteorology or atmospheric science: The Earth's atmosphere

Earth sciences can help us understand how the planet works, and can be applied to practical issues like construction, climate change, groundwater pollution, and resource management. Earth science graduates develop a range of transferable skills, including observation, data collection and analysis, and problem-solving and are critical to how we interact with our world and consider interacting with the worlds around us.

To quote Durham University: "Earth Scientists protect humans from the planet... ...and the planet from humans.