Future

About 66 million years ago, the reign of reptiles came to a dramatic end. Scientists have now predicted that mammals will meet their maker in a similar cataclysm in about 250 million years’ time, as the continents collide to form a new supercontinent.

The usual suspects, like steroids, are closely monitored in sports but what about other drugs such as psychedelics, not commonly thought to be performance-enhancing? Can LSD improve athletic performance, and if so what does this mean for elite sport?

New Atlas spoke to several leading psychedelic researchers to get their thoughts on three big future-forward questions. Where will psychedelic science be in 2030, what hurdles do researchers face, and what research topic is yet to be answered?

What will we be tucking into in the year 2036? A plate of bugs with a side order of seaweed? A glass of milky liquid? Take your places at table and join us as we take a look at what mealtimes in the future might look like.​

A sapphire disk etched in platinum could preserve information for future generations to decipher 10 million years from now.

Recorded Future says it can use information scoured from tens of thousands of websites, blogs and Twitter accounts to predict the future.