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Daily briefing: Microplastics muddy the definition of the Anthropocene
Summary
Researchers questioned whether microplastics are reliable markers for defining the Anthropocene geological epoch, noting that the inconsistent global distribution and variable preservation of microplastics in sedimentary records may undermine their utility as a universal stratigraphic signal compared to other proposed Anthropocene markers.
Microplastics might not be a reliable way to define the geological epoch mooted to have begun when humans started altering the planet. Plus, ancient ‘Vittrup Man’ was a traveller from far away and how to boost your research with a policy sabbatical. Microplastics might not be a reliable way to define the geological epoch mooted to have begun when humans started altering the planet. Plus, ancient ‘Vittrup Man’ was a traveller from far away and how to boost your research with a policy sabbatical.