This Is What Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Vanished

What would happen if every human vanished tomorrow?
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Have you ever wondered what Earth would be like without us? In this video, we explore that scenario - if every human on Earth suddenly vanished. How would nature reclaim the planet? What species would take over? And what traces of us would be left behind?

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0:00 World Without Humans
2:09 Nuclear Meltdown
4:39 Collapse of Cities
11:50 Wildlife Takeover
15:20 Insect Domination
18:52 Octopus Takeover
21:27 Will the Climate Heal?
24:31 Traces of Humanity

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References:
“Earth Without People”, via seaaroundus.org https://astrumspace.info/wwh1
“What Would a World Without Humans Be Like?”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/wwh_bbc
“How Human Extinction Would Change the Earth”, via sciencefocus.com https://astrumspace.info/humext
“Long-Term Census Data Reveal Abundant Wildlife Populations at Chernobyl”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/chernobyl
“The World Without New Yorkers”, via nytimes.com https://astrumspace.info/ww_ny
“An Earth Without People”, via drtulsian.com https://astrumspace.info/wwh2
“Insect Evolution”, via nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/insectevol
“Second Octopus Site: Octlantis”, via biophilosophy.ca https://astrumspace.info/octlantis
“What Is Committed Warming?”, via theconversation.com https://astrumspace.info/comwarm
“Technofossils: How Plastic Bags and Chicken Bones Will Become Our Eternal Legacy”, via theguardian.com https://astrumspace.info/techfossil

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Credits:
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: Edie Abrahams
Video Editor: Shane Cooke
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

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