by Jess Zimmerman. Scientific American has put together an interactive feature where you can watch resources disappear before your very eyes. The dates for when things will “run out” are a little fuzzy — they've got animals pretty much running out five minutes from now, even though they're endangered but not extinct. But there are informative videos, and it's interesting to see how resources will dwindle over time.

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Interactive graphic shows just how few resources are left

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