With our technology we have become so powerful that the geological evolution of the planet now lies in our hands more than those of the forces of nature. (clivehamilton.com)
This resulted in frequent collisions, which not only played a role in the formation and evolution of planets like Earth and Mars, but also helped shape their potential to host life. (astrobio.net)
All the ecosystems now bear the mark of human presence, but the scale and speed of change in the last 60 years, called by scientists The Great Acceleration, also led them to name anthropocene this new geological epoch — an era marked by the strong impact of human activities upon the atmospherical and geological evolution of planet earth. (biennialfoundation.org)