Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

The idea cannot be stopped, even if geologists have voted not to recognise a new epoch.

The idea cannot be stopped, even if it’s not an official geological epoch.

"Our study provides us with another important clue in the mystery of how continents formed and spread across Earth..."

Geologists recently voted down a proposal to formally recognise the Anthropocene.

The “oriented” samples, the first of their kind from any planet, could shed light on Mars’ ancient magnetic field.

While NASA rovers on the surface of Mars look for hints of life, researchers back on Earth are studying ‘echoes of life’ from ancient basins – hoping that the two sites might be similar.

Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Western Australia have uncovered the importance of hydrothermal vents, similar to underwater geysers, in