Belief in the end of the world is more common than many assume, and it quietly shapes how people see global threats. New ...

From 2nd-century sects to Heaven's Gate, doomsday cults are nothing new.

Theories of the impending end of the world are a dime a dozen, but some of those theories take themselves a little bit less ...

Humans have a predilection for doomsday predictions. Witness the much-hyped technological terror of the Y2K, or year 2000, bug, which failed to crash critical systems ...

Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life.

Primarily known for his work on black holes, scientist Stephen Hawking had opinions on many other topics besides crazy complicated space stuff. Unfortunately for us, many of his comments came in the ...

All things shall pass. Though it's unlikely to happen in our lifetime (hopefully), the Earth will eventually become lifeless — and what better way to fret over this matter than with a collection of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...