Tag Archives: Holocene
Human climate influence means we’re skipping an ice age
According to a new study published in Nature, human-generated climate change -- specifically the massive additions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere -- is causing the Earth to effectively delay the start of the next ice...
Anthropocene: Age Of Man Began in 1610
While the past geological eons, such as the Pleistocene and the Holocene, lasted thousands of years in regard to their effects on the earth and its climate, the current one has been termed the...
Will Anthropocene be the official scientific designation for the Age of Man?
Humanity's impact on the environmental world seems to be heralding a new scientific epoch.According to the Smithsonian Magazine, the Smithsonian Institute's issued its first official statement about...
Cosmic Collision sent Chelyabinsk Asteroid Towards Earth
The Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia smashed through Earth’s atmosphere on the rebound from a collision with another asteroid in space. Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan have...