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

The Triassic was the dawn of the dinosaurs. The Paleogene saw the rise of mammals. The Pleistocene included the last ice ages. Is it time to mark humankind’s transformation of the planet with its own chapter in Earth history, the “Anthropocene,” or the human age? Not yet, scientists have decided, after a debate that has spanned nearly 15 years. Or the blink of an eye, depending on how you look at it. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times A committee of roughly two dozen scho

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