12-07-2025
Ranked, the 10 most likely ways the world will end: From supervolcanoes to nuclear war, experts say these are the deadliest threats to humanity - including one that could lead to everybody on Earth falling dead at the same moment
Humanity's future can look pretty gloomy. From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in constant danger of being wiped out – and, in many ways, it is.
Over the past three years, I have interviewed hundreds of experts working to prevent Doomsday, from eminent scientists and engineers to eccentric philosophical visionaries and ultra-serious diplomats. Together, they form an anti-catastrophe league: a diffuse team fighting for the future of our species.
