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The Anthropocene is here — and tiny Crawford Lake has been chosen as the global ground zero

Hidden beneath the surface of this Ontario lake is an archive of the earth’s history sealed in mud 

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The Trinity Test nuclear bomb fireball

Environment

Anthropocene: Geologists urge global recognition of new, human-influenced epoch

This week, the International Union of Geological Sciences will consider a proposal to add a new epoch to the geologic time scale — one that reflects the impact of human activity on Earth's natural systems

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