How to Survive the End of the World

Is a zombie apocalypse simply a concept of fiction or could an infectious disease really turn humanity into a race of vicious, seething monsters? National Geographic examines one all-too-real scenario—a pandemic caused by a mutated rabies virus. Experts from the fields of medicine, biology and the social sciences explain what could happen if humanity faced a deadly contagion for which there was no cure-and the truth will shock you.

Imagine if a strange dark force pulls earth from its orbit around the sun and sends us drifting out into the cold starkness of space. Could mankind find ways to survive in an eclipsing, alien environment? Or could the new Ice Age freeze us out of existence?