WorldToEnd explains what scientists, philosophers and religious scholars have said about how and when the world could end, in plain English and with every source linked. The question gets asked a lot, and the answers online tend to be either terrifying or useless. We try to be neither.
Some endings are measured in decades and depend on choices people make now, such as nuclear war, pandemics and artificial intelligence. Others are billions of years away and set by physics, like the Sun brightening or the universe running down. Faith traditions describe the end in moral and spiritual terms. We put all of these side by side and say clearly which is which.
Who runs WorldToEnd
WorldToEnd was founded by Nadir Yaqoob, who writes and edits every article. He reads the research papers, official statements, scripture and expert interviews behind each claim, then explains them for readers who want a straight answer without the hype.
What we cover
- Science and the long future: the scientific timeline, how long Earth stays habitable and the heat death of the universe.
- Risks we create: the Doomsday Clock, expert estimates of extinction risk and artificial intelligence.
- Faith and prophecy: signs of the end across religions, the signs of Qayamat and Isaac Newton’s 2060 date.
- History and the news: predictions that failed and what 2026 does and doesn’t tell us.
You can browse everything on the articles page.
How we research and write
- Original sources first. We work from peer-reviewed studies, official bodies such as NASA and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the scholars’ own books and talks, and recognised translations of scripture. Each article ends with its sources so you can check them.
- Quotes are real quotes. Words appear in quotation marks only when the person said or wrote them. Everything else is our summary.
- Science, faith and opinion are kept apart. A scientific estimate, a religious teaching and one person’s prediction are different kinds of claim, and we label them that way.
- Every faith is described fairly. We explain what each tradition teaches the way its own scholars would, and note where believers disagree. We don’t rank religions or issue religious rulings.
- Articles are kept current. When facts change, such as a new Doomsday Clock setting, we update the article and show the new date under its title.
- No scaremongering. Most near-term risks are made by humans, which means humans can reduce them. We say so.
Corrections
If you spot a factual error, a misquote or something out of date, email hello@worldtoend.com or use the contact page. We check every report, fix confirmed mistakes and update the article’s date when we do.
What WorldToEnd is not
We are an information site. Nothing here is professional, financial, medical or religious advice, and no prediction we report is a certainty. Our disclaimer explains this in more detail.
The podcast
We’re preparing a podcast of long, calm conversations with people who study these questions: scientists, philosophers and religious scholars. If you research or write about any of them, or know someone who should be on the show, find out more.