The Statistical Likelihood That We Will All Be Destroyed By An Asteroid in 10 Million Years
Scientists have spent decades debating whether asteroids and comets hit the Earth at regular intervals. At the same time, a few studies have found evidence that the large extinction events on Earth – such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago – repeat themselves every 26 million to 30 million years. Given that there’s good … Continue reading
Extinction Asteroid Hit the ‘Worst Possible Place’
Things may have been different if the asteroid had struck elsewhere. (Image Credit: NASA) Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. Rock samples recovered from beneath the Gulf of Mexico have revealed that it was perhaps not so much the size or speed of the asteroid that doomed the … Continue reading
Trophy Hunting Pushes Giraffes Towards Extinction, Say Conservationists
The majestic giraffes of Africa are in trouble, and environmental groups have lodged a formal request with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify the animals as an endangered species before the iconic long-necks undergo a “silent extinction.” The International Union for the Conservation of Nature announced in December that the sub-Saharan population of giraffes has dropped below 100,000 … Continue reading
If Humans Were to Go Extinct, Should the Species Be Revived?
If humans were to go extinct, would it be ethical to revive the species, to allow us to live once more on this blue planet? It’s a tough call, but maybe not, according to a panel of five experts who debated “de-extinction” during the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York … Continue reading
Humanity Will Go EXTINCT in 100 years, Prominent Scientist Warns ‘IT’S TOO LATE’
Just before his death in 2010 at the age of 95, Professor Frank Fenner left a chilling warning for future generations, saying the end is on the horizon for humanity. Dr Fenner became a prominent figure in the scientific community when his work throughout the 21st century led to the eradication of smallpox – a milestone in modern human history. … Continue reading
Earth’s Worst-Ever Mass Extinction of Life Holds ‘Apocalyptic’ Warning about Climate Change, Scientists Say
Runaway global warming saw the planet’s average temperature hit about double what it is today about 250 million years ago Researchers studying the largest-ever mass extinction in Earth’s history claim to have found evidence that it was caused by runaway global warming – and that the “apocalyptic” events of 250 million years ago could happen again. About 90 per cent … Continue reading
Researchers Claim Disk Of Dark Matter Will End Life On Earth
Of all the potential doomsday scenarios put forward by scientists, one of the most mysterious is the dark matter disk theory. As scientists began collecting data about the movements of other galaxies, it became clear that there was some unknown, invisible type of matter causing gravitational fluctuations throughout the observable universe. One hypothesis put forward for this mass discrepancy is … Continue reading
Interesting Timing! NASA Warns Earth is Due for Extinction-Level Event
NASA scientists warn that humanity is not prepared for an extinction event. Joseph Nuth, an award-winning astro-biologist for NASA has issued a plea to policymakers in the United States to begin preparations for what he termed as ‘an extinction level event’ which could strike the planet Earth in the future. Speaking at a conference in San Francisco Nuth pointed out … Continue reading
Cheetahs, the World’s Fastest Land Animal, Heading for Extinction, Experts Warn
We must think bigger … If we are to avert the otherwise certain loss of the cheetah forever’ Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal, from becoming extinct, experts have warned. Scientists estimate that just 7,100 of the fleet-footed cats remain in the wild, occupying just nine per cent of the territory they once … Continue reading
Odds of One in 500 for Human Extinction Next year, Claimed by Mathematician
A mathematician at the University of Barcelona has estimated there is a 13 per cent chance humanity will fail to see out the 21st Century Dr Fergus Simpson, a mathematician at the University of Barcelona’s Institute of Cosmos Sciences, said there was a 0.2 per cent chance of a “global catastrophe” occurring in any given year over the course of … Continue reading
