A study published in the Nature journal suggests that the start of the controversial geological Anthropocene period – also known as the “Age of Man” has had its beginnings in the 1600’s, immediately after the colonization of the Americas. The Anthropocene is proposed as a new chronological epoch that should define the period in which […]
16th Century Pollution Discovered in Peru’s Ice
Scientists have reportedly traced air pollution dating back from the 16th-century Spanish silver mines, inside an ice cap in the Peruvian Andes. It appears that after conquering the Inca Empire, the Spanish wanted to show off their superiority even more by exploiting the inhabitants in silver mines in dire conditions. The remains have been conserved as residue from […]