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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‘Human activity may create new species and modes of being’
The technosphere is outweighing the biosphere

Onze tekortkomingen hebben ons altijd aangedreven zelfs onder onze verre voorouders terug in de laatste IJstijd. Omdat we noch de ...

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.

Visual of Earth is so strongly impacted by its human inhabitants that it's now a “hybrid planet”

Earth is so strongly impacted by its human inhabitants that it's now a “hybrid planet”

De mensheid beschouwt zichzelf al lange tijd als de belangrijkste soort op de planeet. We delen de wereld graag met...

Visual of Next Generation: Hearing the first breath of Earth with Dora Lionstone

Next Generation: Hearing the first breath of Earth with Dora Lionstone

Dit verhaal maakt deel uit van Next Generation een serie waarin we jonge makers een platform bieden om hun werk te...

Visual of This documentary tells the story of Biosphere 2

This documentary tells the story of Biosphere 2

Nu onfortuinlijke gebeurtenissen zoals CO2-uitstoot of biodiversiteitsverlies toenemen beginnen we ons af te vragen of het mogelijk is om op...