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Canada’s Crawford Lake could mark the beginning of the Anthropocene

The proposed geologic epoch denotes when humans began profoundly changing the planet

A photo of Crawford Lake with trees surrounding it.

The mud of Canada’s Crawford Lake (shown) holds an extremely precise record of humans’ influence on Earth.

Sarah Roberts

By McKenzie Prillaman

- More than 2 years ago

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Scientists are one step closer to defining a new chapter in geology, one in which humans have become the dominant driver of Earth’s climate and environment.