In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about the Anthropocene Epoch, a term scientists use to describe this current period in Earth's history. What is an epoch? How has the human species harmed the planet? What steps can be taken to sustain life on Earth for many generations to come? The answers to these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that reinforce important concepts and...

"Humans seem to be destroying nature with incessant fiddling. We can use viruses to insert genes for pesticide resistance into plants, or to make the flesh of goldfish glow. We can turn bacteria into factories for millions of molecules, from vitamin A and insulin to diesel fuel. And this year's Nobel Prize went to the inventors of tool called CRISPR, which lets us edit genomes almost as easily as we can edit the text in a computer document. The potential...