Main St. in Rockford. The event features activities to teach about the Holocene epoch, meaning the period of time from the ice age to today, glaciers, mammoths and more. “We have really amazing ...

“Following that dominant view, we were so sure our megafauna was from the beginning of the Holocene, we didn’t even date our fossils,” he says. Now, “there’s a lot of work to do.

we are officially in the Holocene (“entirely recent”) epoch, which began 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age. But that label is outdated, some experts say. They argue for ...

One of the biggest ongoing debates in science is whether or not human activity, such as burning fossil fuels and triggering ... people have lived in the Holocene epoch for roughly 11,700 years ...

Occidental has bought Holocene, marking the second direct air capture startup the fossil fuel company has bought in two years. The deal was executed through Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a subsidiary ...

Humans have remodeled the Earth so profoundly that in 2000, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and biologist Eugene Stoermer proposed that the Holocene epoch had ended and the "Anthropocene," or ...

People who look at life from before the Holocene Epoch (more than 11,700 years ago) are called palaeontologists. There is more to the science, though, than just looking at fossils – the hard ...

such as mineral composition and the appearance of distinctive fossils. Each variation reflects a major climatic change. For the last 11,500 years, Earth has been in the Holocene Epoch. It began at the ...

the Holocene Epoch.” Mikaila Adams has 20 years of experience as an editor, most of which has been centered on the oil and gas industry. She enjoyed 12 years focused on the business/finance side ...

Researchers analyze ocean sediments to understand monsoon impact on water conditions, marine productivity, and ecosystem ...

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 ...