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8 650 million years – 8.7 kilometres The disk of the Milky Way is born. The first third generation stars (Population I) form. These stars… Read More »The Milky Way

Now – Here Humans are affecting the Earths climate. The genomes of organisms can be changed in a controlled way. Humans’ relationship to natural selection… Read More »Climate warms up

60 years ago – 0.06 millimetres Rapid population growth associated with industrialization, intensive farming and urbanization are changing geological processes on the Earth and causing… Read More »Humans are changing the Earth

150 years – 0.15 millimetres The industrial revolution changes society and human relationship to earth. The scale of geological times is understood and the theory… Read More »The industrial revolution

400 years – 0.4 millimetres The natural sciences develop, people take more interest in the surrounding world, and the role of religion becomes smaller. The… Read More »The scientific revolution

5 000 years – 5 millimetres The first civilizations are established in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. Writing is invented. Indicators of civilization are: advanced agriculture,… Read More »The first civilizations

10 000 years – 1 centimetre A large amount of ice age mammals go extinct and grass-plains start to grow forrest. First people settle Finland.… Read More »Extinction of the large mammals

11 500 years – 1.2 centimetres Agriculture and related socio-cultural evolution begin in the Middle East. Image: Agriculture and animal husbandry started in the Near… Read More »Agriculture