Warnings that humanity is heading toward its own disappearance have shifted from the fringes of science fiction into mainstream research and public debate. Instead of vague prophecies, scientists now ...

Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...

Most closely related to dugongs, it was discovered in 1741 by biologist Georg Wilhelm Steller, after the expedition to North ...

Homo erectus | Why Did the Most Successful Early Human Go Extinct? The Ancients host Tristan Hughes sits down with Professor John Mcnabb at the University of Southampton to discuss the extinct species ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...