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 ...

Around 70,000 years ago, humans nearly faced extinction. A huge volcanic eruption, likely from Indonesia's Mount Toba, caused a volcanic winter. This event significantly lowered global temperatures ...

The human species is the ultimate apex predator. We have only existed for 0.007% of Earth's history, yet we have managed to single-handedly transform the face of the planet, paving over its fields, ...