Human beings are steadily heading towards extinction and may “already be a dead species walking”, according to a scientist.

While the extinction of a species are nothing new – with Oxford University scientists stating that 99 percent of species which have ever existed are now extinct – the human race has a tendency to ...

Humanity thinks of itself differently to all other life on Earth, but even we are not immune to the laws of nature. One expert has said that all life on Earth eventually goes extinct, and humans are ...

Many tech experts have warned that AI is on a path of destruction, but a new survey of top researchers has quantified the chances of it causing human extinction. A team of international scientists ...

Have you ever found yourself in a museum's gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled "stone tools," muttering under your breath, "How do they know it's not just any old ...

Researchers at Oxford University conducted a study to determine the chances of the human civilisation ending due to natural causes. The study concluded that in any given year, the chances of human ...

AI researcher Roman Yampolskiy says when it comes to avoiding existential risks, you only get one chance.

Stand on solid ground and look down at your feet. Go deeper - through the flesh and bones, deeper into the Earth. What's down there? It's hard to imagine, let alone visit - should you want to. Writer ...

The extinction of large animals led to the human brain growing, a new study reveals. When humans first emerged in Africa 2.6 million years ago the average animal size was more than 1,000 pounds, ...

Conservationists fear many animal and plant species will vanish forever thanks to our impact on the planet. The big question is what we can do to prevent it. In around 300 years time, 75% of all ...

Stand on solid ground and look down at your feet. Go deeper - through the flesh and bones, deeper into the Earth. What's down there? It's hard to imagine, let alone visit - should you want to. Writer ...