Scientists are predicting which objects from our technological civilization will survive millions of years as future fossils.

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

Humans have remodeled the Earth so profoundly that in 2000, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and biologist Eugene Stoermer ...

Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.

In ancient China, spring rains were called "as precious as oil" for their vital role in nature's spring revival. Today, a ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Scientists fear a major collision between a cargo ship and a fuel tanker in the UK’s North Sea could cause a huge leak of toxic chemicals into delicate marine habitats, with potentially ...

Plastic may have started a new geological era on our planet ... but also reflect the history of our Anthropocene Epoch.” It’s difficult to say how future researchers will interpret our ...

Visualization of seismic model S40RTS (Ritsema et al., 2011), showing the LLVP (large red area) under Africa, made using the GPlates software. Credit: Jeroen Ritsema et al. Deep within Earth’s mantle ...