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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. 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 …

  3. 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.

  4. Scientists predict what would happen to the Earth if humans went …

    Apr 23, 2025 · Climate change is causing a mass extinction that may eliminate our species. But if we disappear could Mother Nature eventually recover?

  5. A scientist says humans are on a one-way path to extinction - MSN

    The brief human story and the long shadow of extinction On geological timescales, our presence is a flicker. The oldest fossils of H. Sapiens date to approximately 300,000 years ago, which …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. 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, …

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …