Human Footprint
Human Footprint

Human Footprint

2023 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.2 Documentary

Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.

Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Strangers in Paradise

Invasive species are reshaping the world’s ecosystems, but who’s to blame? Shane wrestles a python, hunts a wild pig

EP 2

Top Predator

There’s a killer inside us. Our biology, culture, technology, and economy have transformed our species into the greate

EP 3

Man’s Best Friend

Shane discovers why dogs are more than man’s best friend – they’ve been reshaped by evolution into the perfect par

EP 4

The Replacements

Shane explores the surprising science and unexpected histories of “The Replacements”: five animal and plant species

EP 5

The Urban Jungle

In "The Urban Jungle," Shane explores the modern city: an ecosystem built by, for us. He encounters three species thrivi

EP 6

The Ground Below

Shane explores the history and science of cotton. A prehistoric coastline from North Carolina to Texas laid the foundati

EP 1

Shelf Life

Shane travels from New York City to rural Thailand to explore the Human Footprint of the supermarket – a 20th-century

EP 2

The Enemy of My Enemy

In humankind’s conquest of planet Earth, we rely on improbable allies – species we’ve recruited from nature to hel

EP 3

Dressed to Kill

Take a look in the mirror… do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to

EP 4

The Honey Trap

Everyone knows the honey bee, but it’s just one species – there are 20,000 others! Humans have depended on bees –

EP 5

Dammed If You Do

Shane travels from ancient aqueducts to modern mega-dams, following our age-old quest to tame water. On a journey down t

EP 6

Vanishing Act

From fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope, Shane traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present.

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