3 horrifying ways the world could end

Earth's ability to sustain life will not last forever. Scientists predict that, billions of years from now, Earth will cease to exist.

Here are a few of the ways scientists say that might happen.

Produced by Brad Streicher. Original reporting by Sarah Kramer.

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