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Humans will die out and be replaced by nothing. In time the planet will rid itself of the cancer that is humanity.
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Humans will be replaced by robots.Originally posted by original PM View PostIndeed people often say the world will end when what the really mean is the human race may end - the 'world' is gonna be here for a long time more (another 4.5 billion years before the sun goes red giant and swallows us - obviously that assumes no other catastrophic event happens in the mean time)
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Well, we've finally found something to agree onOriginally posted by original PM View PostIndeed people often say the world will end when what the really mean is the human race may end - the 'world' is gonna be here for a long time more (another 4.5 billion years before the sun goes red giant and swallows us - obviously that assumes no other catastrophic event happens in the mean time)
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Indeed people often say the world will end when what the really mean is the human race may end - the 'world' is gonna be here for a long time more (another 4.5 billion years before the sun goes red giant and swallows us - obviously that assumes no other catastrophic event happens in the mean time)Originally posted by meridian View PostI've just finished reading a book about the end-Permian mass extinction, and feel strangely comforted by the ability of the Earth to regenerate.
We won't be here to see it (either individually or as a species), but life will evolve and adapt.
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I've just finished reading a book about the end-Permian mass extinction, and feel strangely comforted by the ability of the Earth to regenerate.Originally posted by Lance View PostI heard this on the radio and immediately thought that this is classic journalistic interpretation of data.
No insects left in 100 years is just made up nonsense.
For a start.... evolution....... insects are more adaptable than humans, especially with the generations being so numerous.
I don't doubt that some highly specialised species will go extinct, but that's a ling way from ALL.
We won't be here to see it (either individually or as a species), but life will evolve and adapt.
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I heard this on the radio and immediately thought that this is classic journalistic interpretation of data.Originally posted by AtW View PostPlummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review.
More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles. The total mass of insects is falling by a precipitous 2.5% a year, according to the best data available, suggesting they could vanish within a century.
Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature' | Environment | The Guardian
No insects left in 100 years is just made up nonsense.
For a start.... evolution....... insects are more adaptable than humans, especially with the generations being so numerous.
I don't doubt that some highly specialised species will go extinct, but that's a ling way from ALL.
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It's ok - we have not discovered most of them yet.
Undiscovered Species - How Many Left to Find - Current Results
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Well, Brexit sure ain't gonna help....Originally posted by AtW View PostPlummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review.
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Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review.
More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles. The total mass of insects is falling by a precipitous 2.5% a year, according to the best data available, suggesting they could vanish within a century.
Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature' | Environment | The GuardianTags: None
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