Anthropocene Culture | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anthropocene-culture/RSS feed for Anthropocene CultureenWed, 23 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000In a Remote Amazon Region, Study Shows Indigenous Peoples Have Practiced Forest Conservation for Millenniahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/remote-amazon-region-study-shows-indigenous-peoples-have-practiced-forest-conservation-millennia-180978038/Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno says native people have always played an important role in sustainabilityWed, 23 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/remote-amazon-region-study-shows-indigenous-peoples-have-practiced-forest-conservation-millennia-180978038/As Mongolia Melts, Looters Close In On Priceless Artifactshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mongolia-melts-climate-change-looters-close-in-180968764/ Climate change and desperation are putting the country’s unique history at riskWed, 11 Apr 2018 14:22:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mongolia-melts-climate-change-looters-close-in-180968764/The Evolution of Petfacehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/evolution-petface-180967987/The same traits that make these dogs adorable threaten their health and well-being Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/evolution-petface-180967987/How Polar Bears Became the Dragons of the Northhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/polar-bears-dragons-of-the-north-180963502/Renaissance maps depicting the “white bears” say more about our own fears and fantasies than about the predators themselvesWed, 31 May 2017 17:15:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/polar-bears-dragons-of-the-north-180963502/Which of Your Favorite Superheroes Is Destroying the Earth?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/which-your-favorite-superheroes-destroying-earth-180963420/Measuring the carbon footprints of your favorite comic book heroes, from Batman to Jessica JonesWed, 24 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/which-your-favorite-superheroes-destroying-earth-180963420/Appalled by the Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory, a Biologist Decided to Make His Ownhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/faking-elephant-ivory-180963226/Faking the stuff of elephant tusks could benefit wildlife conservation and engineering—yet many technical hurdles remain Wed, 10 May 2017 18:15:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/faking-elephant-ivory-180963226/Your Guide to All Things Anthropocenehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/your-guide-all-things-anthropocene-180960599/Documenting an era of manmade change Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:24:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/your-guide-all-things-anthropocene-180960599/Humans Have Bogged Down the Earth with 30 Trillion Metric Tons of Stuff, Study Finds https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/humans-have-bogged-down-earth-30-trillion-metric-tons-stuff-new-report-finds-180961365/The authors say this is more proof that we are living in an Age of Humans—but not all scientists agreeFri, 09 Dec 2016 15:06:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/humans-have-bogged-down-earth-30-trillion-metric-tons-stuff-new-report-finds-180961365/Most Ivory for Sale Comes From Recently Killed Elephants—Suggesting Poaching Is Taking Its Tollhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/most-ivory-sale-today-comes-recently-killed-elephants-180961032/Carbon dating finds that almost all trafficked ivory comes from animals killed less than three years before their tusks hit the marketMon, 07 Nov 2016 21:24:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/most-ivory-sale-today-comes-recently-killed-elephants-180961032/Visiting Melting Glaciers Can Be Profound. But Is It Morally Wrong?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/visiting-melting-glaciers-can-be-profound-it-morally-wrong-180960514/How to weigh the moral costs of your climate change tourTue, 20 Sep 2016 13:11:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/visiting-melting-glaciers-can-be-profound-it-morally-wrong-180960514/