Generation Anthropocene

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Generation Anthropocene

The Biggest Stories

Andy Revkin is an award-winning journalist whose life work has centered on reporting about the...

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Earth in Human Hands

“What if life isn’t something that happens *on* a planet, but is something that happens *to* a...

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On the Precipice

Sometime in the near geological future, the landscape of life on earth as we know it will be...

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A Tale of Two Grains

Food security may be the most important issue we’ll face in the coming decades. With global...

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Are we alone in the universe?

How did life begin on Earth? Curiously, scientists often search for the answer on other planets...

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Environmental Icon David Suzuki

This week we bring you an intergenerational conversation featuring David Suzuki, who is a...

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Evolution of Venom

“In Asia or Africa around 60 million years ago, snakes became more venomous, though scientists...

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The Dino Crater

One of the best tales of all time from geologic history is the story of the meteor impact that...

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Climate Change: The Beginning

Humans have been altering the climate for a long time – but how long, exactly? This question is...

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Our Fashion Footprint

A trendy outfit has never been cheaper than it is today. Not only that, the fashion industry is...

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Ed Yong, author of ‘I Contain Multitudes’

There are billions of microbes both in and on our bodies. These invisible organisms form complex...

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Paleoclimatologist Page Chamberlain

We tend to think of the world in terms of our relationship with it: as individuals, communities,...

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The Survivor

The solenodon: a venomous, shrew-like mammal, found only in the Caribbean, that has survived for...

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Food Nudges (Fudges?)

We all need food to stay alive, but when we’re filling up our grocery carts, it’s not like...

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Rebroadcast: Paul Ehrlich and The Population Bomb

This week we revisit our interview with Paul Ehrlich. Ehrlich rose to notoriety in the 1960s...

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Kim Stanley Robinson

Think of the Anthropocene as a science fiction thought experiment. We imagine future geologists...

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Will Allen, Urban Farmer

As cities around the world absorb more and more people, many urbanites want to reconnect with...

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Sounds of Space

When we think of space, we typically think of beautiful images taken by powerful telescopes and...

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Peak Phosphorous

Five things you may not know about phosphorus (but probably should): 1) It’s an essential element...

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Early Humans and Megafauna

The Anthropocene is characterized by exponential global change driven by human activity. But...

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