Geological time, generally considered as a system of eras, periods and epochs materialized in rock strata, might actually follow a simple and unifying model. Indeed, a new study led by ...

Since “Anthropocene” was coined in 2000, it has increasingly defined our times as an age of human-caused planetary transformation. On March 4, 2024, the commission responsible for recognizing time ...

What are some events that all of us have had in our lives? Ask the class "What are some events that all of us have had in our lives?" Make a list of 5 or 6 things on the board. Let’s organize these!

NH copy Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. V. 1. The chronostratigraphic scale / F.M. Gradstein and J.G. Ogg -- Biochronology / F.M. Gradstein -- Cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology / L.A. Hinnov ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers a listener question about the natural world. This week’s question comes from Emily in Washington, DC. Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario. The answer to ...

These ten misconceptions underplay how much we have altered the global environment and undermine the new perspective we need to deal with a drastically changed world Jan A. Zalasiewicz, Scott L. Wing ...

A high-profile battle over whether to designate the ‘Anthropocene’ as a new geological epoch has come to an end. On 20 March, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) — the final arbiter ...