SCOUT· 60%1h 25m·2026-10-19·Science371 | Kyle Harper on How Humans Have Shaped Life on Earth
Humanity is merely one species out of millions living on Earth, but we have a disproportionate impact on the rest of the biosphere. Recent transformations have accelerated that impact, but in fact it stretches back to the earliest days in human history. In his new book The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of…
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