Anthropocene
The Fallout From Old Nuclear Tests Might Help Scientists Mark a New Geologic Age
Scientists say we've entered a new geologic epoch called the Anthropocene, but they disagree on when it began.
How to Thrive in the Age of Megadrought
A guide to not only surviving, but thriving, in droughts that last longer than a decade, from the biggest city to pull it off so far. Because more dry is coming.
The Perfect Moral Storm: Philosophers Respond to the Impending Anthropogenic Apocalypse
How do you love a planet while it disappears? What obligation do we have to a generation that hasn't been born yet?
At This Office, Your Landlord Is a Tree
Artist Natalie Jeremijenko wants to design 'mutualistic' systems, where humans actually improve the environment.
Seven Projects Pushing the Boundaries of Biology
For millennia, humans have altered our planet by clearing land for cities and agriculture, hunting animals into extinction, and introducing invasive species into vulnerable ecosystems. What's our next trick going to be?
The New Issue of VICE Is All About the Chaos Humanity Is Inflicting on the Planet
Can we survive the coming changes to the environment?
We’ve Damaged the Planet So Badly It’s Entering a New Epoch
Welcome to the Anthropocene, a.k.a. the Age of Man, a.k.a. we're now in charge of Earth and we better take better care of it.
Pollution From Ancient Metallurgy is Still Affecting the Environment Today
Traces of dangerous heavy metals in soil and water suggest the anthropocene may extend thousands of years before the present.
The Year 1610 Marks the Beginning of the Anthropocene
The brutality of European colonization is written in Earth’s geological record.
Mankind Has Been Pumping Out Air Pollution for at Least 500 Years
It turns out humans began polluting the skies 500 years ago—long before the Industrial Revolution.
The Underwater Industrial Revolution Is Driving Ocean Life to Extinction
Humans have pushed hundreds of land animals into extinction. Is it too late to save marine wildlife from the same fate?
How Humanity Will Leave Its Most Permanent Scar on the Earth
Anthroturbation—the digging, drilling, mining, and blasting that mars our planet’s subterranean environs—may end up being the definitive impact of humans and machines' on the planet.