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  • Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey

    February 10, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Williams, M. & Zalasiewicz, J. The Conversation, January 29, 2026https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.ytrs456u3

  • Stories and science: two roles for palaeontology in the Anthropocene

    February 10, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Williams, M., Zalasiewicz, J.A., Waters, C.N., Petrovskii, S., Whitehead, H. and Wong Hearing, T.W., 2026. Stories and science: two roles for palaeontology in the Anthropocene. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 381 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0435

  • The new Anthropocene biosphere

    February 10, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Barnosky, A. and Hadly, E., 2026. The new Anthropocene biosphere. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 381 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0428

  • Distinct Anthropocene biosphere recorded by the rise of green algae and chrysophytes in varved sediments of Crawford Lake (Ontario, Canada).

    February 10, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    McCarthy, F.M., Moraal, J.M., Hamilton, P.B., Pilkington, P.M., Alderson, A., Boyce, J.I., Llew-Williams, B. and Heyde, A., 2026. Distinct Anthropocene biosphere recorded by the rise of green algae and chrysophytes in varved sediments of Crawford Lake (Ontario, Canada). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 381 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0423

  • The biosphere in the Anthropocene

    February 10, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Williams, M., McGann, M., Yasuhara, M., Chaudhary, C., Barber, L. and Allen, K., 2026. The biosphere in the Anthropocene. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 381 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0416

  • A 7000-year record of human influence on Global River Deltas: Geomorphology, stratigraphy, the Anthropocene overprint and future

    January 4, 2026
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Anthony, E., Syvitski, J., Cohen, K.M., Saito, Y., Zăinescu, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Nicholls, R.J., Marriner, N., Amorosi, A., Maselli, V. and Minderhoud, P.S.J., et al. 2025. A 7000-year record of human influence on Global River Deltas: Geomorphology, stratigraphy, the Anthropocene overprint and future. Earth-Science Reviews, p.105302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2025.105302

  • Why the Anthropocene Epoch is a more pertinent concept than the Anthropocene event for understanding ongoing Earth system transition.

    October 31, 2025
    Other Curated Paper

    Chakraborty, A. (2024). Why the Anthropocene Epoch is a more pertinent concept than the Anthropocene event for understanding ongoing Earth system transition. The Anthropocene Review, 12(1), 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/20530196241270665 

  • The Evolving concept of the Anthropocene: A reply to Zalasiewicz et al.

    October 31, 2025
    Other Curated Paper

    Edgeworth, M.,  Bauer, A. M.,  Ellis, E. C.,  Finney, S. C.,  Gibbard, P. L.,  Maslin, M., et al. (2025).  The Evolving concept of the Anthropocene: A reply to Zalasiewicz et al. Earth’s Future,  13, e2025EF006882.https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EF006882

  • Global change pattern of sedimentary nitrogen isotope during the Anthropocene epoch.

    October 31, 2025
    Other Curated Paper

    Li, X., Lu, M., Wu, J. et al. Global change pattern of sedimentary nitrogen isotope during the Anthropocene epoch. Commun Earth Environ 6, 809 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02773-5

  • Response to Damianos—Anthropocene angst: Authentic geology and stratigraphic sincerity

    October 31, 2025
    AWG Member Research Paper

    Waters, C.N., Zalasiewicz, J., Head, M.J., Schäfer, G.N., McCarthy, F.M. and Turner, S.D., 2025. Response to Damianos—Anthropocene angst: Authentic geology and stratigraphic sincerity. Social Studies of Science, 55(3), 465-478.https://doi.org/10.1177/03063127251343046

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