Humanity has always lived with risk, but for most of history those dangers were local, temporary, and survivable. What has changed is that our technology, our numbers, and our impact on the planet now ...

Whether it's the climate crisis, a pandemic or a nuclear war, some doomsday scenarios seem more plausible than they did a few years ago. Mathematicians who make predictions about the end of humanity, ...

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Humanity has never been short on predictions of apocalyptic events, from plagues to asteroid impacts. Most doomsday scenarios hinge on an analysis of physical threats or indicators of societal ...