I think in the long run, it will be better for us if we solve our problems without suffering through some terrible disaster. I like the idea of chang….

There are plenty of publicly-funded organizations and nonprofits that are trying to develop GMO crops that could help feed people in developing natio….

Sometimes it's hard to take everyday concerns seriously when you think about vanished ecosystems that existed 300 million years ago and were eradicat….

Part of what I wanted to do in my book was point out that we have almost reached the point where we can prevent a mass extinction with the science an….

The fact is that humans have been shaping the genetics of what they eat for thousands of years. Genetic engineering simply speeds up the process that….

I try to be realistic and pragmatic. I have a lot of hope for humanity as a species, but obviously as individuals we can be extremely flawed. We may ….

If we return abruptly to a Miocene-like climate, it's reasonable to think that we would experience a lot of extinctions, and maybe even a mass extinc….

So science alone cannot solve this problem [mass extinction of humans]. It's something that we can only tackle by bringing science together with cult….

It's only a slight exaggeration to say we haven't progressed much beyond the invention of agriculture when it comes to our view of the natural world..

I think it's the process of demystification, and realizing that we are not talking about some supernatural nightmare - we're talking about a natural ….

Everything I had read in the fields of fiction and science led me to a single, dark conclusion. Humans are screwed, and so is our planet..

think we're still stuck in that agricultural mindset, where we imagine that we can shape the Earth. Sure, we can do that. But the Earth has the power….

Cities should function more like ecosystems, or even metabolisms. When we build, we should be thinking about how we can integrate into the ecosystems….

Imagining the world without us is a recipe for despair and paralysis. I actually think it's more helpful to imagine the world before us, to look back….

I disagree that we need to contemplate eliminating ourselves in order to move forward. Sure, I think a good dystopian story can serve to steer us on ….

One reason that we're so adaptable is that humans are excellent tool users and homebuilders. When our environment doesn't provide us with something t….

Humans are a great survivor species but our survival will be pretty grim if all of the plants and animals we depend on die out. That's why any human ….

I don't know if most people have truly taken on board what this says about our place in the natural world. It doesn't mean that humans are dominating….

Using virtual world, a scientist in Japan can conduct an experiment using a special facility in California, watching the entire thing via a live stre….

I think that humans are also set up to survive. We're not as small as rats, but we make up for that by being intelligent enough to make our own hidin….

In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robi….