Relations thaw as opposing sides vote on what to call latest geological period. After more than 150 years of conflict, geologists have taken a small step towards agreeing what to call the time we live ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The guardians of the world’s official geological timescale have firmly rejected a ...
Jurassic, Pleistocene, Precambrian. The named times in Earth’s history might inspire mental images of dinosaurs, trilobites, or other enigmatic animals unlike anything in our modern world. Labels like ...