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

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

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