Anthropocene

• Small Ontario lake nominated as home of ‘Golden Spike’ marking Anthropocene epoch

  A team of geologists has concluded, after a studying sites around the globe, that a tiny, deep lake in southern Ontario should mark the birth of the modern world. 

  Environment

  Jul 11, 2023
  
• Scientists declare humans have created new epoch in history: What we did to start it

  There's no doubt that humans have influenced Earth, but now scientists are calling for that to be formally acknowledged with the ushering in of a new epoch.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2016
  
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• A changed world: Scientists say new epoch in Earth’s history needs recognition

  International scientists, including one Canadian, say that humans have changed the Earth so much that it's time to recognize we have created a new epoch in the planet's history.

  Science

  Jan 8, 2016
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• Our influence on Earth may lead to naming era after humans: Anthropocene

  People are changing Earth so much, warming and polluting it, that many scientists are turning to a new way to describe the time we live in. They're calling it the Anthropocene - the age of humans.

  Science

  Oct 14, 2014