Under the White Sky: How Humans Change Nature

Humans were foretold to have dominion «over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth», and this prophecy has become a reality. Our impact on the planet is so great that, by common consensus, we have entered a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene. Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert returns to the theme of humanity's impact on the environment and poses the question: having caused so much harm to nature, can we change it again — this time to save it?