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  1. Human extinction - Wikipedia

    Human extinction or omnicide is the end of the human species, either by population decline due to extraneous natural causes, such as an asteroid impact or large-scale volcanism, or via …

  2. Humans Are In Decline And Doomed For Extinction, New Book …

    Mar 17, 2025 · Some 300,000 years after we first emerged on the savannas of East Africa, Homo sapiens, our particular brand of bipedal hominins, is in danger of disappearing from the face of …

  3. Extinction of the human species: What could cause it and how …

    This review provides an overview of potential human extinction causes considered plausible in the current academic literature, experts’ judgements of likelihood where available and a synthesis …

  4. Will Humans Ever Go Extinct? - Scientific American

    Mar 21, 2023 · Humans could be wiped out by a catastrophic asteroid strike, commit self-destruction with worldwide nuclear war or succumb to the ravages caused by the climate …

  5. Was There A human extinction? - The Institute for Environmental ...

    3 days ago · Was There A Human Extinction? Exploring Our Species’ Resilience Was There A human extinction? While the fossil record shows near-extinction events that drastically …

  6. Study predicts how and when humans and mammals will face extinction

    Apr 11, 2025 · The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans and other mammals might sound like something out of sci-fi movie. Yet …

  7. What's likely to cause human extinction – and how can we avoid …

    Feb 19, 2019 · What's likely to cause human extinction – and how can we avoid it? Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby sees three potential outcomes for humanity by 2100: extinction, …

  8. Human Extinction: How Plummeting Birth Rates Threaten Our …

    Apr 4, 2024 · Human birth rates are projected to plummet within 25 years, potentially impacting humanity's long-term survival. Read this article to learn more about humans' likelihood of …

  9. How Humanity Came to Contemplate Its Possible Extinction: A …

    Sep 23, 2020 · With Covid-19 afflicting the world, and a climate crisis looming, humanity’s future seems uncertain. While the novel coronavirus does not itself pose a threat to the continuation …

  10. Human ancestors may have almost died out after ancient …

    Aug 31, 2023 · Almost 99% of all human ancestors may have been wiped out around 930,000 years ago, a new paper has claimed. The new research, published in the journal Science, …