Astronomers recently discovered 32 new planets outside our solar system that might be capable of supporting 'life'. Anthropologists unearthed the skeleton of 'Ardi' - a 4.4 million year old female that may reveal clues as to our origin as a species. And, scientists from the University of Portsmouth have concluded that humans' impact on our planet in the last 200 years is so significant that we may have ended the Holocene and begun the Anthropocene Epoch.
Apparently, the impact of physical, chemical, and biological changes we have made on Earth now mandate a change in philosophy about our place in planetary history. The recent Industrial Revolution has so impacted our environment that we must now make a mental leap in understanding our place in geological time.
Only more time will tell us if this theory will hold true. For now, however, it's worth considering where we might be headed, and at this rate, we're certainly getting there in a hurry.
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