At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

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 ...

We humans like to think we’re special in basically all ways, but if the history of life is any indication, our species has a ...

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 ...