Anthropocene

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet.…

Invasive species introduced by humans to new regions can also be markers, the scientists said. The inadvertent import of alien species in the ballast water of ships arriving in San Francisco from Asia transformed the San Francisco Bay.…

A file photo of rescue work underway at Tapovan in Chamoli after a glacier broke off, causing massive flooding in Uttarakhand in February this year (Express photo)By Suvanshkriti SinghFor most of us, the last year and a quarter has been a…

Artist Rithika Merchant, who won this year’s Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, dabbles in myths, nostalgia and apocalyptic climate change Saudade is the Portuguese word for ‘bitter-sweet’. It represents a deep nostalgia or melancholic…

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, John Green…