What was our planet like in the distant past? How did modern continents appear? How did the Earth's diverse landscapes arise? What is hidden in the depths of the planet? Will we ever learn to predict natural disasters? Will we know the exact timing of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis or meteorite falls? What awaits us in the depths of the World Ocean? What will its industrial development bring? What will happen on Earth in the coming decades, global warming or cooling? What should we prepare for: the melting of the Arctic, or the fact that Arctic cold will reign in the mid-latitudes? And is man to blame for the ongoing climate change? How does our industrial activity affect the appearance of the planet? Are we destroying its unique landscapes or saving them? Are its mineral reserves large? Or will we soon be left without everything, carelessly squandering wealth that seemed eternal? These are just some of the questions that the author, together with the readers, is trying to find an answer to. But many of these problems have not yet been solved by science. But our life on Earth depends on these mysteries!