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Nuclear war is an often-predicted cause of the extinction of humankind. [1]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.
Archeologists have identified signs of a megadrought which lasted for a millennium between 5,000 and 4,000 years ago in Africa and Asia. The drying of the Green Sahara not only turned it into a desert but also disrupted the monsoon seasons in South and Southeast Asia and caused flooding in East Asia, which prevented successful harvests and the development of complex culture.
Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse or systems collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence. [1]
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Say what you will about those with red, or "ginger," hair. But the gene that causes the unique hair color may be on its way out. The UK's Daily Record reports researchers in Scotland have claimed ...
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A common expression in everyday speech is a form of "you can't be Indian, Indians are extinct". [1] Another form is in the discussion of disappearance as inevitable, beginning this narrative in the early days of colonization. [2] It is a common theme in the arts and media as well, that dates back to early colonial times. [3] [2]
The Bramble Cay melomys, thought to be the first mammal species to go extinct due to the impacts of climate change [9] A 2023 paper concluded that under the high-warming SSP5–8.5 scenario, 50.29% of mammals would lose at least some habitat by 2100 as the conditions become more arid.