This paper lists the Pacific Coast shoreline with a fractal dimension (D) of between 1 and 1.27, then breaks up the Maine shoreline into four “compartments” and measures the fractal dimension of each, with averages between 1.11 (Kittery area) and 1.35 (Portland and a bit north)

We currently live in an epoch that geologists call the Holocene, which began soon after the last major ice age ended around 11,700 years ago. But for over two decades, some scientists have argued that the label is far too antiquated. In 2000, the term “Anthropocene” — ‘anthropo’ for human and ‘cene’ for new — gained prominence. It highlights how human activities dominate the Earth’s land, atmosphere, and oceans, significantly impacting its climate and natural ecosystems.

How a star explosion may have shaped life on Earth.

Unique road cut directly into mountainside

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