Jan Zalasiewicz is an emeritus professor at the University of Leicester in England and a member of the Anthropocene Working Group of the International Commission on Stratigraphy. He has a particular fondness for graptolites—an extinct form of plankton.
Remembering the Extraordinary Scientist Paul Crutzen (1933–2021)
Among other things, he explored the concept of nuclear winter, won a Nobel for his role in helping understand atmospheric ozone depletion and coined the term “Anthropocene”
The Permanent, Unmistakable Mark Human Beings Have Left on Planet Earth
Humans are profoundly altering the earth. Is our impact enough to matter across geologic time? Some say it is. Welcome to the Anthropocene
The Permanent, Unmistakable Mark Human Beings Have Left on Planet Earth
Our influence is written in the geological strata