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Anthropocene, the new epoch marked by human impact on Earth, began in 1950s, say scientists

A group of scientists is recommending to mark the start of the Anthropocene epoch in the small but deep, pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto, Canada with a ‘golden spike’. The start of the human epoch is sometime around 1950 to 1954.

The Hindu

Watch: Scientists make announcement on current Earth ‘era’

Watch as scientists made an announcement on Earth’s new “era,” or epoch, on Tuesday, 11 July.

The Independent UK

Scientists now say a new epoch – the Anthropocene, marked by human impact on Earth – began in 1950s

A team of scientists is recommending to mark the start of a new geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted the Earth with a ‘golden spike’ in the pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto in Canada

The Independent UK

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Canadian lake chosen to represent start of Anthropocene

Nuclear bomb fallout marks dawn of new epoch in which humanity dominates planet

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Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe's largest mirror

The CHEOPS exoplanet hunter has found a distant world so hot that it has clouds of metal making it the most reflective planet ever seen.

Space

Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?

The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.

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Pikmin 4 fans were so delighted to see Captain Olimar twerking on a big screen in Times Square

Captain Olimar has some slick dance moves!

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Could China Cause a Rare Earth Panic?

Rare Earth Metals have unusual fluorescent, conductive, and magnetic properties. China dominates the worldwide market for rare earth minerals, with 60% of global production and 85% of processing capacity. The rare earth minerals are critical inputs in semiconductors.

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Earth documentary: release date, episode guide, interview and everything we know

Earth documentary on BBC Two sees Chris Packham explore the turbulent history of how our planet was shaped.

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Indian Ocean gravity hole was caused by extinct ancient sea, scientists say

Scientists have puzzled over the origins of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean for years. Now, researchers think the sunken floor of an extinct ocean could be the cause.

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The moon and Jupiter shine near Uranus tonight. Here's how to see them.

On Wednesday (July 12), the waning crescent moon will have a busy morning, first meeting up with the gas giant Jupiter before getting the cold shoulder from ice giant Uranus.

Space

Stunning solar tornado swings into space above the glowing sun (video)

A new video shows off the sun's incredible power. A 'solar tornado' erupted from the surface in April, and you can watch it in 4K resolution.

Space

Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship

A physicist from Harvard University has recovered 50 spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship

The Hindu

Scientists discover huge, heat-emitting blob on the far side of the moon

Scientists detected a peculiar blob of heat-emitting material buried on the far side of the moon. The most likely culprit is a rock that is very rare outside of Earth.

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Scientists say Canadian lake marks start of the Anthropocene

The researchers say humans pushed the planet into this phase.

The Hindu

ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission | When did it start and when will it end?

A timeline of ISRO’s upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission, from the launch onboard LVM 3 rocket on July 14 and the landing scheduled for August 23-24.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northern lights unlikely to illuminate Chicago skies this week

The aurora forecast has changed since Monday and no longer includes Illinois.

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Alien Life Could Be Abundant As Cosmos Teems With Water, Study Finds

Cosmic Discovery: More Planets and Moons with Water than Previously Thought

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UN debates deep sea mining as countries and companies now allowed to seek provisional licenses

A U.N. agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that are now allowed to start applying for provisional mining licenses

Space

Good news for the alien life hunt: Buried oceans may be common on icy exoplanets

Finding liquid water on exoplanets is 100 times more probable than previously thought, boosting the odds of alien life significantly, a new study suggests.

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Sea Level Changes Drive Earth’s Biodiversity: Study

This research challenges previous ideas about why species have changed over long periods.

Inverse

Astronomers Discover A Weird "Mirror Planet" With Clouds of Glass and Titanium

An exoplanet with clouds of glass and metal reflects 80% of the starlight that hits it.

The Conversation

Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which hemisphere you're in? Debunking the Coriolis effect in your sink

In countries near the Earth’s equator, tourists are often dazzled by a demonstration of a mysterious physical phenomenon. A presenter will position three buckets of water – one in the Northern Hemisphere, one in the Southern Hemisphere, and one directly on the equator – and let the water drain out.

Zenger

Why This Humanoid NASA Robot Got A Gig On An Oil Rig

NASA's Valkyrie bot has its first job.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope time travels billions of years in amazing 3D visualization (video)

A new 3D journey from the James Webb Space Telescope through over 5,000 galaxies demonstrates a 13.4 billion-year journey back in time.

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