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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.

A 13th century artist’s depiction of an eclipse
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Core Movements Could Be Causing Tiny Shifts in Earth’s Spin Speed

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 9 December 20249 December 2024

Researchers use ancient eclipse data and new machine learning techniques to understand what processes changed the length of Earth’s days over the past 3,000 years.

The dusty, dark gray surface of the Moon, with bootprints around a light-colored apparatus. The dark reflective face of the apparatus is angled slightly upward.
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The Relatively Messy Problem with Lunar Clocks

by Matthew R. Francis 14 November 202414 November 2024

Using Einstein’s theory of general relativity, physicists found that clocks on the Moon would run 56 microseconds faster than clocks on Earth. That finding will help future lunar missions navigate.

Map of stars in the Milky Way
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Passing Stars Shorten Earth’s Time Horizon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 March 202419 March 2024

Stars in the solar neighborhood could jostle planetary orbits, making it harder to turn back the clock and examine Earth’s orbital or climate history.

Three people stand on a wooden platform in a lake, and a white, inflatable boat next to the platform holds another person. A 3-meter-tall metal tripod extends above the platform.
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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.”

A satellite flies above planet Earth, and red dotted lines indicate communication between the satellite and both North America and Europe.
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Precisely Synced Clocks Pave the Way for New Science

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 4 August 20234 August 2023

Researchers working on Hawaiian mountain tops precisely synchronized two clocks with unprecedented efficiency, demonstrating the potential to create networks of such clocks for geodesy and more.

Patients lie in rows of beds in a makeshift hospital set up in a sporting venue.
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COVID-19 Got You Feeling Under the Weather? Maybe Blame…the Weather

by Saima May Sidik 29 March 20239 September 2024

High humidity and low temperature altered COVID-19 spread in Brazil, but only slightly.

Imagen aérea del amanecer en el Monte Tláloc. Al fondo se ve el Sol (en tonos naranjas) saliendo entre nubes y al frente la punta del Monte Tláloc con una calzada alzándose al centro.
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El papel central de la agricultura en el calendario de horizonte azteca

by Humberto Basilio 8 March 20238 March 2023

Los calendarios de horizonte fueron clave para medir el tiempo para las culturas pre-hispánicas de la cuenca del Valle de México. Un nuevo estudio sugiere que los calendarios se usaron para gestionar los ciclos agrícolas.

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