An ongoing debate on whether Earth has entered into the Anthropocene, an epoch denoted by human influence, has reached a new consensus. A study led by the British Geological Survey recently published ...

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Are we really living in the Anthropocene, the geological time marked by the global impact of human activity? And if so, when did it begin? These are questions that the Anthropocene Working Group is ...

Scientists now say a new epoch – the Anthropocene, marked by human impact on Earth – began in 1950s Humanity has etched its way into Earth’s geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and ...

TORONTO, Canada (AP) — Humanity has etched its way into Earth's geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and permanence, a special team of scientists figures we have shifted into a new ...

When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth’s temperature by ...

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists ...

A 2013 art installation by Robin Wollston provides a Vegas look to the Anthropocene Age. (Credit: Robyn Woolston / Edge Hill University) Millions of years from now, could alien geologists pinpoint a ...

Humans have altered Earth so much that scientists say a new epoch in the planet's geologic history has begun. Say goodbye to the 10,000-year-old Holocene Epoch and hello to the Anthropocene. Among the ...