Generation Anthropocene

Gordon Hempton has traveled the world for decades, recording the sounds of the Earth. Produced, edited, and mixed by Les... Read more

Think of the Anthropocene as a science fiction thought experiment. We imagine future geologists looking back into the ro... Read more

The Anthropocene is characterized by exponential global change driven by human activity. But humans have been impacting ... Read more

"Oil is the blood; steel is the body; but rare earth elements are the vitamins of a modern society." While many of us ca... Read more

When you imagine ocean sounds, maybe you hear the smooth arcing songs of the humpback whale, or the energetic, rhythmic ... Read more

Sometime in the near geological future, the landscape of life on earth as we know it will be transformed. It’s a mass ex... Read more

Food security may be the most important issue we’ll face in the coming decades. With global population on the rise and a... Read more

This week we bring you an intergenerational conversation featuring David Suzuki, who is a Canadian scientist, activist, ... Read more

Does climate change mean the end of civilization? Maybe that sounds crazy, but, then again, all the forecasts are deeply... Read more

In 2011, author and editor Oliver Morton wrote a cover article for "The Economist" titled: Welcome to the Anthropocene. ... Read more

How does geography affect the outcomes of history? We seek an answer from archaeologist Ian Morris, and explore a case s... Read more

“In Asia or Africa around 60 million years ago, snakes became more venomous, though scientists aren't quite sure why the... Read more

Two stories of ecological disruption: the great sea star wasting, and a graveyard of trembling aspens. As climate change... Read more

We all need food to stay alive, but when we’re filling up our grocery carts, it’s not like survival is the primary motiv... Read more

Fire is evolving. The three necessary ingredients for fire - heat, fuel, and oxygen - each appeared at different times i... Read more

A trendy outfit has never been cheaper than it is today. Not only that, the fashion industry is churning out new styles ... Read more

This week we revisit our interview with Paul Ehrlich. Ehrlich rose to notoriety in the 1960s following the publication o... Read more

As cities continue to grow, scientists are trying to define the “Urban Equation” – a mathematical expression that define... Read more

What will New York City look like in 2140? Scifi author Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest novel explores a possible future i... Read more

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