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The Fate of the Planet: Unconventional Takes On Pandemics and Nuclear Defense Could Protect Humanity From Catastrophic FailureScitech Daily By AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY MAY 16, 2021  '''..........Scaling back missile defense could prevent a nuclear attack A single nuclear weapon could kill millions and destroy a city instantaneously. Hundreds of weapons could wipe out functioning society in a large…

Comments Off on A World at Risk: Royal Astronomer Looks Ahead CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 21, 2021 (ENS) – From bioengineered pandemics to city-ravaging cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could soon change radically due to humanity’s impact on the planet, the United Kingdom’s Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, is warning. Rees points out other dangers, too: population rise leading to shrinking biodiversity, catastrophic climate change, uncontrollable cybercriminals, plans for a...

Humanity facing biggest challenge ever with cyberwar threat in the next 20 years Scientists predict that the greatest threats to humanity may not always come from where they are expected and along with pandemics and global catastrophes, cyber attacks must be considered. Scientist worry about the ease at which cyber wars could break out (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething...

April 22, 2021 From nuclear weapons to biowarfare to cyberattacks, humanity has much to overcome. Martin Rees and Frederick Lamb discuss the obstacles we must face as we look forward to humanity’s future on Earth. What is the fate of humanity – and other living creatures – on planet Earth? In the 21st century, we humans hold the key. Image via NASA. The American Physical Society met virtually this week, and – on April 19, 2021, at a press gathering – the U.K.’s Astronomer Royal Mart...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Launch of SM-3 Block IB interceptor from guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70). view more  Credit: U.S. Navy From engineered pandemics to city-toppling cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could radically change, and soon. Scientists will forecast the fate of the planet at a press conference during the 2021 APS April Meeting. "Our Earth is 45 million centuries old. But this century is the first when one species--ours--can determine the biospheres ...