Seven times people discovered the Americas – and how they got there

Columbus’s was the last of at least seven discoveries of the Americas.

Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Bath • conversation
Sept. 8, 2022 • ~12 min

Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change

The IPCC’s latest climate report discusses how colonialism has shaped climate, a breakthrough for the climate justice movement.

Harriet Mercer, Research Associate in Climate History, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 22, 2022 • ~8 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

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