It’s official — you’re living in a new age. It’s called the Meghalayan, and geologists say it's marked by a 'mega-drought' and the collapse of civilizations 4,200 years ago.

I plan to introduce the concepts of deep geologic time, how we go about measuring the ages of rocks at U of T, and then provide some examples of on-going research into the causes of past catastrophic ...

Earth’s surface is the “living skin” of our planet – it connects the physical, chemical, and biological systems. Over geological time, landscapes change as this surface evolves, regulating ...

Unofficially, some scientists say we’ve recently entered a new geologic time, the Anthropocene. The debate gets even more nuanced with some researchers saying it should start at the Industrial ...