The slaughter goes on, usually in the name of war, which reduces human life to, at best, a strategic abstraction. Dead civilians – dead children – are ...

So, you might wonder, can a single event or a series of events cause humanity to go extinct? If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that the world, as we know it, can change any moment.

Striking Graphs That Show Humanity’s Domination of the Earth An easy-to-use database quantifies our shake-up of the planet, from fossil fuels to farming to plastics. But there are a few bright ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on January 20.

Earth is exceeding its “safe operating space for humanity” in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are headed in the wrong direction, a new study said.

WASHINGTON — Earth is exceeding its “safe operating space for humanity” in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are headed in the wrong direction, a new ...

A new study of Earth's health says the planet is outside its “safe operating space for humanity” on six out of nine key measurements. And the team of international scientists says that two of ...