End of the world: Scientist identifies ‘only species’ that will survive extinction event

Later in the show, Dr Scmidt also declared the Earth is already heading for a doomed future.

He stated: “There is the thought that at the moment the change in climate is exceeding the rate at which species can adapt. 

“It’s not like with the other mass extinctions, its more of a perfect storm of conditions not just one like climate change or an asteroid, but a host of things we have.

“It’s not just climate change induced by humans at the moment, but we have deforestation or urban sprawls or habitat fragmentation, things like that, which is stopping species from adapting at a fast enough rate.

“So it’s worrying to see where we are heading knowing what’s happened in the past.”