30 ways the world could end

What is it about "the end" that is so fascinating that we just can't seem to get enough of it?

For me, it's the aftermath and how survivors would cope with whatever is left that's interesting. If there's any human survivor at all. It also makes you appreciate what you have now.

As a self-proclaimed "doom and gloom fictioneer" equipped only with my new-found interest in eschatology, post-apocalyptic aftermath, survival techniques (research for my writing = brain food), the last couple of weeks has been very educational, at times overwhelming but never boring. I'm always finding interesting content such as Discover Magazine's article on 30 ways the world could end - as part of their 30th anniversary.
Here's the list:

1. Information Overload
2. Genetically odified Superhumans
3. Space Colony Uprising
4. Alien Plague
5. Superbomb
6. Weather-Control Mishap
7. Time Travel
8. Strange Matter
9. Dark Matter Clump
10. Solar Shutdown
11. Asteroid Impact
12. Gamma-ray Burst
13. Collapse of the vacuum
14. Rogue Black Holes
15. Giant Solar Flares
16. Reversal of earth's magnetic field
17. Flood-basalt volcanism
18. Global epidemics
19. Global warming
20. Ecosystem collapse
21. Biotech Disaster
22. Particle accelerator mishap
23. Nanotechnology disaster
24. Environmental toxins
25. Global war
26. Robots take over
27. Mass insanity
28. Alien invasion
29. Divine intervention
30. Someone wakes up and realizes it was all a dream

See the expanded explanation here and here.

[Via Discover Magazine]