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Welcome to the 'Homogenocene': How humans are making the world's wildlife dangerously samey

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.

Welcome to the 'Homogenocene': How humans are making the world's wildlife dangerously samey
Image: Phys.org
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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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