HUMAN PLANET: HOW WE CREATED THE ANTHROPOCENE

Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings - the forces of nature which transformed Earth over millions of years are now joined by another: us. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion year history a single species is dictating its future. Tracing our environmental impact through time to reveal when humans began to dominate Earth, scientists Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin masterfully show what the Anthropocene means for all of us.