Causes theconversation.com Mark Maslin, Simon Lewis: The Anthropocene began with colonisation, slavery and the 'great dying' It marked the point when humans began to exert a geologically-huge influence on the environment.
www.nytimes.com For a day, scientists pause science to confront racism Scholars said they would not hold classes or lectures on Wednesday, and leading journals and scientific associations said they would not announce most breakthroughs.