When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth’s temperature by ...

Is preserving the general environmental conditions that allowed civilization to flourish—a moderate climate, a rich array of species, rivers that reach the sea—necessary to ensure humanity endures? Or ...

One fact about our time is becoming increasingly well known. No matter how far you travel, no matter in which direction you point, there is nowhere on Earth that remains free from the traces of human ...

For almost 30 years, we geologists have been having a debate about what Geologic Epoch we find ourselves in right now. It is presently called the Holocene, but some want to add another epoch and call ...

Is preserving the general environmental conditions that allowed civilization to flourish–a moderate climate, a rich array of species, rivers that reach the sea–necessary to ensure humanity endures? Or ...

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 ...

Most people are aware that an asteroid wiped out much of life on Earth around 65 million years ago, and this knowledge contributes to that chill of fear that many people experience, at least ...

Research by a University at Buffalo planetary geologist suggests that generally accepted estimates about the geologic age of surfaces on Mars -- which influence theories about its history and whether ...

A Factoryscape in the Potteries', (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent. Due to the local availability of clay and coal, North ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Research by a University at Buffalo planetary geologist suggests that generally accepted estimates about the geologic age of surfaces on Mars -- which influence theories about its ...