The next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, is likely to get so hot so quickly that mammals cannot adapt, a new supercomputer simulation has forecast.

Scientists predicted that 250 million years from now, the continents will reunite into a supercontinent, dubbed Pangea Ultima.

Over 300 million years ago, all the continents we know today were joined together in a massive supercontinent called Pangaea. This video takes you on a fascinating journey back in time to explore ...

The next, dubbed Pangaea Ultima, is expected to form at the equator in about 250 million years, as the Atlantic Ocean shrinks and a merged Afro-Eurasian continent crashes into the Americas.