In roughly 500 million years, scientists believe humans will no longer live on the surface of Earth; conditions will eventually become so harsh that not even cockroaches will be able to survive.
But, there may still be some hope for Earth’s inhabitants.
Researchers have suggested a number of methods to stave off the impending doomsday, from altering Earth’s orbit by launching an asteroid, to uploading our consciousness into machines.
Columbia University astrophysicists Michael Hahn and Daniel Wolf Savin explain how life on Earth will slowly begin to decline in an essay entitled ‘How to Survive Doomsday’ published in Nautilus.