Anthropocene
How America Stacks Up When It Comes to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hint: We're not number one, but we're close
The Hidden Dangers of Road Salt
It clears our roads, but also spells danger for fish, moose—and sometimes humans
Which of Your Favorite Superheroes Is Destroying the Earth?
Measuring the carbon footprints of your favorite comic book heroes, from Batman to Jessica Jones
A Human-Made "Bubble" of Radio Waves Could Be Shielding Earth From Radiation
Very Low Frequency radio waves have created a protective bubble around the planet
The World Told Through the Eyes of the Ginkgo Tree
By deciding this ancient plant was worthy of their attention, humans ended up dramatically shaping its evolution
How a Border Wall Could Wreak Ecological Havoc
Also in this episode of <i>Generation Anthropocene</i>: The case of U.S. Navy ships, beached whales and deadly sonar pings
Poaching Isn't the Cheetah's Only Problem
Humans isolate the rare cats with roads and fences—which can be as devastating as hunting them outright
The Bee That Breaks Your Heart
Insects are hard-pressed to get protection as endangered species. Can one fuzzy anomaly beat the odds?
This Biologist Defies Gravity (and Glass Ceilings) to Document the Effects of Climate Change
As one of five American women in this role, Heather Wilson blends aviation and birds to bolster climate change records
Birds Struggle to Keep Their Marriages in Rapidly Changing Urban Environments
Deciding whether to get divorced is a complex calculation, even for birds
Your Guide to All Things Anthropocene
Documenting an era of manmade change
Video: Why Should Humans Care About Preserving the Diversity of Life on Earth?
This animation explains that humans don't just impact the interconnected web of life—we depend on it
Humans Have Bogged Down the Earth with 30 Trillion Metric Tons of Stuff, Study Finds
The authors say this is more proof that we are living in an Age of Humans—but not all scientists agree
Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Carbon Dating Is in Jeopardy. One Scientist May Have an Easy Fix
If only there were such an easy fix for climate change
High-Resolution Satellite Images Capture Stunning View of Earth's Changing Waters
An unprecedented mapping project shows the elusive patterns of Earth's surface water over 30 years
This Suffrage-Supporting Scientist Defined the Greenhouse Effect But Didn’t Get the Credit, Because Sexism
Eunice Foote’s career highlights the subtle forms of discrimination that have kept women on the sidelines of science
Decades-Old Chemicals May Be Threatening Polar Bear Fertility, As If They Didn’t Have Enough to Worry About
A new study sheds light on how today's pollutants could become tomorrow's threats to wildlife and humans
Why Should Humans Care if We're Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction?
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, learn what a new era of extinction means for diverse species—including our own
Why Seabirds Eat So Much Plastic
A new study suggests that algae growing on plastic in the oceans makes it smell like dinner
Extinction or Evolution? The Answer Isn't Always Clear
The same factors that kill off some species cause others to evolve at lightning speed
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