Many stratigraphers (scientists who study rock layers) criticize the idea, saying clear-cut evidence for a new epoch simply isn’t there. “When you start naming geologic-time terms, you need to ...

decided against giving the Anthropocene official recognition as the current geologic epoch. Now, several scientists involved in the process have published a commentary in AGU Advances explaining ...

If there’s one scientist in the world who has the big overview on the health of planet Earth, it has to be Professor Johan Rockström ...

In fact, plastic is so widespread that it has triggered a new geological epoch. Now, researchers have added chewing gum to the growing list of products that expose humans to microplastics.

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...

Fossil evidence shows existence of elephants, giraffes, and crocodiles thriving in environments rich in rivers and lakes.

Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study by ...

Our mission is to find and document the fossilised tracks and traces of creatures that existed during part of the Pleistocene Epoch , between 35,000 and ... Bay , identified a few years earlier by ...

“Our extensive geological surveys and comparative lithological analyses of the SPA basin strongly suggest that the older impact age of 4.25 billion years most likely represents the timing of the ...