Are We in the ‘Anthropocene,’ the Human Age? Nope, Scientists Say.

A panel of experts voted down a proposal to officially declare the start of a new interval of geologic time, one defined by humanity’s changes to the planet. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/04/multimedia/04cli-anthropoceneHFO-01-lhkg/04cli-anthropoceneHFO-01-lhkg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg