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 …
Extinction of the human species: What could cause it and how …
Mar 30, 2025 · This review provides an overview of potential human extinction causes considered plausible in the current academic literature, experts’ judgements of likelihood where available …
Is it really likely that humans will go extinct in exactly 314 years?
Oct 15, 2025 · In it, demographers David Swanson and Jeff Tayman outline how the human population will go from its current 8.1 billion to zero. Their argument is quite simple.
Scientists predict how and when humans will face extinction
Dec 8, 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
How and When Will Humanity Cease to Exist?
Apr 3, 2025 · When will humans cease to exist? There is no exact date, but experts agree that the next one to five hundred years will be decisive. If humanity can overcome its internal and …
Can humans survive extinction? – The Institute for Environmental ...
Nov 18, 2025 · While the possibility of human extinction looms large, the answer is complex and, optimistically, a cautious yes. Our survival depends on our capacity for adaptation, …
Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?
Oct 5, 2023 · In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our …