Science and Exploration

Human Impact

3 articles

Earth viewed from space, showing visible human impact through glowing footprints and industrial symbols, representing the enduring influence of the Anthropocene.
Earth & Environment

Anthropocene's Earth Impact Endures Despite Epoch Rejection

In a binding vote, 88% of the Anthropocene Working Group's experts favored formally recognizing a new human-defined geological epoch.

Sofia Petrova·September 10, 2026
Submerged homes and displaced families near Lake Naivasha, Kenya, due to unprecedented rising water levels and flooding.
Space & Astronomy

Lake Naivasha's rising waters flood homes, displace thousands

Dickson Ngome's farm, leased in 2008, lay over 2 kilometers from Lake Naivasha's shore.

Jina Park·June 23, 2026
A geologist in the future studies a landfill's cross-section, revealing distinct layers of compressed human waste as a new geological stratum.
Earth & Environment

Anthropogenic rocks define the Anthropocene epoch

Imagine a future geologist unearthing a landfill in 2026, not as a temporary pile of refuse, but as a hyper-concentrated fossil record unlike anything seen in natural history.

Sofia Petrova·June 16, 2026