Now's the time to rethink your relationship with nature
If all of humanity was wiped out tomorrow, it's estimated that the natural world would take at least five million years to recover from the damage humans have done to the world.
Matthew Adams, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton •
conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists
The science-fiction scenario of an engineered planet is already here.
Mark Williams, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester •
conversation
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
What will COVID-19 look like to geologists in the far future?
They will find minimal traces of the virus itself, but lots of PPE.
Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester •
conversation
July 28, 2020 • ~7 min
July 28, 2020 • ~7 min
Why the Anthropocene began with European colonisation, mass slavery and the 'great dying' of the 16th century
It marked the point when humans began to exert a geologically-huge influence on the environment.
Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL •
conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~8 min
June 25, 2020 • ~8 min
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