Experts say over the next hundred years the "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion and climate change could converge with catastrophic results.
Potential Future Scenarios
Watch: Future Scenario: Earth 2050
Experts predict food shortages, displacement and chaos in the year 2050.
Watch: Earth 2100: The End of Civilization?
To change the future, first you have to imagine it.
Watch: Is Civilization Near a Crossroads?
Lucy imagines scenarios of what may happen if the world depletes its resources.
Watch: Nature's Edge: 'Earth 2100'
Using a graphic novel to show what the planet will look like in 2100.
Watch: 2014: Dragonfly Migration?
Lucy describes possible scenario of thousands of dragonflies in her home.
Disease: Challenge of the 21st Century?
New disease has potential to kill thousands or millions in a single strike.
Viewer Submissions: See the Future Through Your Eyes
Watch: 2015: Climate Change Apocalypse
Viewer imagines daily weather report in age of violent storms, killer temps.
Watch: 2100: A Swiftly Mutating, Airborne Virus
Viewers imagine lethal virus sweeping Earth; carriers marked with a red brand.
Inventions and Innovations
Watch: Turning a Gallon of Water Into Energy
MIT inventor has "split a bottle of water" to power without carbon emissions.
Futuristic Homes Control Carbon Footprints
Meet the fully-integrated, energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly home.
Alternative Energy: Mainstream Job Source
Companies are investing billions in renewable energy projects.
Gettin' Green at College
More American college campuses are embracing eco-friendly measures.






















