Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...

Could Earth have hosted an advanced civilization before humans? This intriguing question is at the heart of the Silurian Hypothesis, a theory that challenges our understanding of Earth’s history. By ...

In your Sunday, June 29 VOP section, a writer claims that our current heat wave is partly due to climate change caused by burning fossil fuels. It is a fact that Earth's climate is changing, has ...

The impact we've made on Earth is undeniable. But have you ever imagined what would change if we suddenly disappeared from ...