As we ponder what a world without humans will be like for dogs, not only do we need to focus on who dogs are, but we also need to consider the nature of dog-human relationships and the nature of ...

“When humans fled, nature flooded in,” says Weisman. Life finds a way A short list of species would be doomed to die with us, including co-evolved pests like head lice and bed bugs, as well as ...

But nature wouldn’t hesitate to take over if we suddenly disappeared. ... In a world without humans, their food supply—rodents, birds, and small mammals—would increase dramatically.

Weather-Fox. What Earth Would Look Like If Humans Disappeared Tomorrow. Posted: March 17, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025. If humans vanished from the planet nature would slowly reclaim cities ...

The new nature apocalypse film “Rampage” goes even further than “Sharknado” in acknowledging that humans are the real monsters. But predictably, Hollywood is unwilling to go in for the kill.

This concept paper contributes to the broader thinking underway for the 2026 Human Development Report, which will explore ...

As human beings, we tend to think that the world exists for us to behold, think about, understand, and master. But some of these thinkers argue that nothing irreplaceable would be lost without us.

The good. When the pandemic hit, many human routines came to a sudden halt. On April 5, 2020 — the peak of the pandemic lockdowns — 4.4 billion people, or 57 percent of the planet, were under ...

Jeff VanderMeer's 'Absolution,' a surprise fourth installment to his Southern Reach trilogy, is eco-horror science fiction that asks more questions than it answers.