Human Footprint — Season 1, Episode 6: The Ground Below

Episode synopsis

Shane explores the history and science of cotton. A prehistoric coastline from North Carolina to Texas laid the foundation for a crop that re-shaped our history, our culture, and even our DNA.

About Human Footprint

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Strangers in Paradise
• E2Top Predator
• E3Man’s Best Friend
• E4The Replacements
• E5The Urban Jungle