Anthropocene
Timing the Anthropocene
19 May 2016
Later in 2016, an international group will decide if the Holocene has given way to a new geological period marked by our impact. NIWA geochemist Helen Bostok gives a Southern Hemisphere perspective on… Audio
Changed planet, the dawning of the Anthropocene
28 Jan 2016
Leading geologist and Antarctic reasercher, Dr Colin Summerhayes says there is strong evidence that the massive human impact on Earth constitutes its own distinct geological epoch, known as the… Audio
Defining the Anthropocene
21 Jan 2016
Geologists will decide later this year whether to add a new human created epoch - the Anthropocene - to the geological time scale Audio
A journey through the Anthropocene
5 Nov 2015
Gaia Vince is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, which won the 2015 Winton Science Book Prize. Audio