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Are we in the Anthropocene? Geologists could define new epoch for Earth

McKenzie Prillaman

2022Nature23 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Researchers have zeroed in on nine sites that could describe a new geological time, marked by pollution and other signs of human activity. Researchers have zeroed in on nine sites that could describe a new geological time, marked by pollution and other signs of human activity.

Topics & Concepts

AnthropoceneEpoch (astronomy)PollutionEarth (classical element)Earth scienceGeologyAstrobiologyHistoryEnvironmental ethicsPaleontologyEcologyBiologyComputer sciencePhilosophyStarsMathematical physicsComputer visionPhysicsUkraine: War, Education, HealthRadioactivity and Radon Measurements