EPISODE · Nov 10, 2008 · 3 MIN

Wiping Away the Human Race

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

If the human race were to become spontaneously extinct, how long would it take for all evidence of us to be wiped from the planet Earth? Will there be evidence of human activity forever, or will we disappear without a trace. Find out in this Question of the Week, where we also ask if we are the only species to cook our food... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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