Anthropocene
Pavement Cracks And Chain-Link Fences Are the New Ecosystems of the Anthropocene
The "natural" world is gone, and it's not coming back
Eight Ways That Climate Change Hurts Humans
From floods and droughts to increases in violent conflict, climate change is taking a toll on the planet's population
Warm, Wet Times Spurred Medieval Mongol Rise
Genghis Khan—and his army of men on horseback—benefitted from boom in grasslands
How Climate Change Affects the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough looks at how our scientists are studying our changing climate
What Is the Anthropocene and Are We in It?
Efforts to label the human epoch have ignited a scientific debate between geologists and environmentalists
How The Fukushima Exclusion Zone Shows Us What Comes After The Anthropocene
Images of the evacuated area around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant offer a glimpse at a world without humans
Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change
Scientists converge on the northernmost city in the United States to study global warming's dramatic consequences
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