When you Google "geological epoch", the one that comes up most often is the "Anthropocene".
"That tells us the thing that is most relevant to people right now is how we are impacting the planet," said Colin Waters, a geologist at the University of Leicester.
Countless words — and a Nick Cave song — have been written about the impact of humans on planet Earth since Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen first coined the term "Anthropocene" more than two decades ago.
