Human Planet
Humanity has become a geological force
Today, the human impact on our planet can hardly be underestimated. Climate change, synthetic biology, mass urbanization – ‘We are here’ echoes all over. We have entered the Anthropocene epoch, an age where humanity and its instrumentalities are the most potent and influential geological force. Welcome to the Human Planet.
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The age of rust
Meet the incredible new species “Petramosaurus Cavator” and discover its impact on our planet in this short mockumentary by Aber and Mattei.
Earth is so strongly impacted by its human inhabitants that it's now a “hybrid planet”
Humanity has for a long time considered itself the most important species on the planet. We are quite happy to ...
Next Generation: Hearing the first breath of Earth with Dora Lionstone
This story is part of Next Generation a series in which we give young makers a platform to showcase their work. ...
This documentary tells the story of Biosphere 2
As unfortunate events such as CO2 emissions or biodiversity loss increase we start to question if it is possible to ...