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Bem-vindos ao “Homogenoceno”: como os humanos estão tornando a vida selvagem perigosamente igual

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By Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
| The Conversation Verified
A era dos humanos é cada vez mais uma era de uniformidade. Em todo o planeta, plantas e animais diversificados estão desaparecendo, substituídos por espécies que têm a sorte de prosperar ao lado das pessoas e viajar facilmente conosco. Alguns cientistas já cunharam até uma palavra para essa reorganização da vida: “Homogenoceno”. As evidências disso podem ser encontradas nos museus do mundo.
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Welcome to the 'Homogenocene': How humans are making the world's wildlife dangerously samey

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By Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz, Gaby Clark Verified, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are lucky enough to thrive alongside humans and travel with us easily. Some scientists have a word for this reshuffling of life: the Homogenocene. Evidence for it is found in the world's museums.
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Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey Original

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By Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
| The Conversation Verified
The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are lucky enough to thrive alongside humans and travel with us easily. Some scientists have a word for this reshuffling of life: the Homogenocene. Evidence for it is found in the world’s museums. Storerooms are full of animals that no longer walk among us, pickled in spirit-filled jars: coiled snakes, bloated fish, frogs, birds.
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