On the Beginnings and Ends of the World. The Birth and Death of the World in Mythology, Religion, and Science

The end of the world is seen differently by everyone. Religious texts assert that after it, an updated world will arise, where the righteous will attain eternal bliss. As for scientists, they suggest that our Universe will eventually cease to exist. And life on Earth will perish even sooner.
This book by two cultural scholars, writing under the common pseudonym Oleg Ivik, discusses what different mythological systems, religions, and science say about the emergence of the Universe, its structure, and its impending end.