  Surface bubbles are present in many industrial processes and in nature, as
well as in CO$_2$ beverage. They have motivated many theoretical, numerical and
experimental works. This paper presents the current knowledge on the physics of
surface bubbles lifetime and shows the diversity of mechanisms at play that
depend on the properties of the bath, the interfaces and the ambient air.
  In particular, we explore the role of drainage and evaporation on film
thinning.
  We highlight the existence of two different scenarios depending on whether
the film cap ruptures at large or small thickness compared to the thickness at
which van der Waals interaction come in to play.
