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数座高低错落的烟囱将浓烟倾泻在城市上空。从建筑物的顶部可以隐约看到山脉和橙色的天空。
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一些专家认为人类世应得到官方认可

by Saima May Sidik 29 April 20255 May 2025

国际地质科学联合会选择不指定新的地质时代,但这个问题还没有得到解决。

Varias chimeneas a diferentes niveles lanzan humo sobre una ciudad. Una cadena montañosa y un cielo anaranjado se pueden ver detrás de la cima de los edificios.
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El Antropoceno merece reconocimiento oficial, sostienen algunos expertos

by Saima May Sidik 3 April 20253 April 2025

La Unión Internacional de Ciencias Geológicas decidió no designar una nueva época geológica, pero el asunto aún no se ha resuelto.

Several smokestacks at different levels pour smoke over a city. A mountain range and orange sky can just be seen peeking out over the tops of the buildings.
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Anthropocene Deserves Official Recognition, Some Experts Maintain

by Saima May Sidik 25 March 202530 April 2025

The International Union of Geological Sciences chose not to designate a new geologic epoch, but the matter is not yet settled.

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Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi

by Andrew J. Wight 15 August 202415 August 2024

Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.

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A Lake Paves the Way for Defining the Anthropocene

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 25 August 202325 August 2023

Scientists recently voted to designate Crawford Lake, a small body of water in southern Canada, as the reference site of the “Age of Man.”

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Displaced from Home and Sheltered in an Extreme Environment

by Humberto Basilio 31 July 202331 July 2023

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather.

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Warming Waters Drive Some Mariners to Piracy

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 June 202312 June 2023

As fish production waxes and wanes with climate change, so too does the risk of maritime piracy in East Africa and the South China Sea.

Two people stand near a hole in a field. One person is swinging a hoe.
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Refugees Are Replanting Trees in Northern Uganda

by Santiago Flórez 23 March 20231 June 2023

In the Palorinya Refugee Settlement, efforts to reduce deforestation and increase tree coverage help the ecosystem and improve refugees’ quality of life.

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The Long-Lasting Impact of a Nuclear War on the Ocean

by Nicolas Gruber 12 September 202227 September 2022

Model simulations of the impact of a large-scale nuclear war reveal long lasting effects with much of the ocean not returning to pre-war levels despite the cessation of the initial cooling.

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Did Volcanoes Accelerate the Fall of Chinese Dynasties?

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 11 January 202211 January 2022

After analyzing ice cores and historical documents, researchers found a link between eruptions and political change in China over the past 2 millennia.

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