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Five ways humanity might become extinct

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How human extinction would change the Earth

Plastic waste: can reduce and recycle really make a difference? © Getty Images

Super-enzyme breaks down plastic bottles in ‘a matter of days’

Why is there a hurricane season? © InterNetwork Media/Getty Images

Why is there a hurricane season?

Why do waves bubble and turn white when they break? © Getty Images

Why do waves bubble and turn white when they break?

Newly discovered mass extinction paved the way for dinosaurs © Getty Images

Newly discovered mass extinction paved the way for dinosaurs

Annual plastic waste emissions could reach 53 million tonnes by 2030 © Getty Images

Annual plastic water pollution could reach 53 million tonnes by 2030

Pterosaur's sensitive beak helped them detect nearby prey © Megan Jacobs/University of Portsmouth/PA

Pterosaur’s sensitive beak helped it detect nearby prey

Sparisoma cretense, El Hierro, Canary Islands

Grinning parrotfish wins Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020

Switching to a plant-based diet could turn back the clock on carbon dioxide emissions © Getty Images

Global veganism could undo 16 years’ of fossil fuel emissions

New discovery could change shark evolution ©Getty

Sharks may have evolved bones and lost them again

What did dinosaurs evolve from? © Franco Tempesta/Absolute Expert: Dinosaurs/© 2018 National Geographic Partners LLC

What did dinosaurs evolve from?

Bacteria found on seaweed makes for an environmentally-friendly laundry detergent © Getty Images

Bacteria on seaweed makes laundry environmentally friendly

Where does soil come from? © Getty Images

Where does soil come from?

The technology solving the ocean's greatest mysteries © Getty Images

The technology solving the ocean’s greatest mysteries