The guardians of the world's official geological timescale have firmly rejected a proposal to declare an Anthropocene epoch, after an epic academic row. From a report: The proposal would hav… Read More

Context: A group of scientists have identified a small lake in Canada as the ground zero for ‘Anthropocene’. What is Anthropocene? It is an unofficial unit of geologic t… Read More

A beautiful state tucked away in the northeast corner of India; Meghalaya is a treasure trove of natural wonders. From the wettest places on the planet to some of the longest and deepest cav… Read More

It’s a proud moment for India as Meghalaya’s Mawmluh Cave is now on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) First 100 International… Read More

In the search for a precisely defined starting point of the Anthropocene – the geological era of man – geologists have shortlisted twelve sedimentary sequences. They want to u… Read More

IUGS-IGCP-YES Network Early Career Geoscientists Essay Contest : The Future of the Geological Sciences. If you are an early-career geoscientist who is under the age of 35, please consider e… Read More

Após anos de debate, a atual época geológica foi finalmente dividida em três seções. Enquanto alguns geólogos pensam claramente que &ea… Read More

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. This phrase – from William Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo & Juliet … Read More