From nuclear fallout to microplastics, the Earth enters the Anthropocene

From nuclear fallout to microplastics, the Earth enters the Anthropocene

Plutonium from nuclear weapons tests that began in 1945 have been found while drilling through the ice of glaciers. Paris, France: As scientists argue that humans have radically transformed the planet enough to account for our geological epoch, another question arises: Is there anything that hasn’t been touched by humanity’s presence? The soaring greenhouse gases, … Read more