Human extinction or omnicide is the hypothetical 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 anthropogenic destruction (self-extinction), for example by sub-replacement fertility.

2019年2月19日 · Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby sees three potential outcomes for humanity by 2100: extinction, the collapse of civilization with limited survival, or a thriving society. Potential threats in the coming decades may stem from population growth, increasing environmental destruction and the acceleration of some technological capabilities.

2023年3月21日 · 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 emergency.

2021年11月30日 · Half a century on, the threat of nuclear annihilation has lost its imminence. As for overpopulation, more than twice as many people live on the earth now as in 1968, and they do so (in very...

2024年11月19日 · The human age we live in has impacted nearly all life on our planet. Some of the worst of these effects are the extinctions and extirpations of an untold number of species over the past few thousand years at an accelerating rate.

2024年11月5日 · A new study suggests that extreme temperatures could lead to a mass extinction event, ending the reign of humans and mammals on Earth.

2020年9月23日 · The modern idea of human extinction distinguishes itself from the tradition of apocalypse as it is found across cultures and throughout history. Only very recently in human history did people realize that Homo sapiens , and everything it finds meaningful, might permanently disappear.