A man ekes out a living scavenging on a garbage dump in the Philippines. (Reuters Pictures) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...
Close-up view of astronaut's footprint in lunar soil. A new geological epoch has begun on the moon, which reflects the fact that humans are now the biggest influence on the lunar surface, a group of ...
An international group of researchers is working to define a new geological era that will more accurately describe the current state of the planet. Called the Anthropocene era, this geological unit ...
Humanity has been reshaping Earth for so long that “Anthropocene” has become a familiar shorthand for our planetary footprint. Now a growing group of researchers argues that our influence has spilled ...
The 37th International Geological Congress (IGC 2024) in August 2024, Busan, Korea, will highlight a growing concern amid urgent threats posed by accelerated climate and environmental changes. This ...
Researchers construct apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) to map the position of southwest Japan from the Cretaceous to the Cenozoic era The geological record of the movement of Earth’s “tectonic ...