Olympics

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?

One year out from the Tokyo games Japan has unveiled its Olympic medals, which will adorn winning athletes in metals recycled from discarded gadgets. Tons of scrap metal was recovered from small electronics collected all over the country for the initiative.

Chemists succeed in synthesizing a five-ring molecule as an Olympic tribute.

InteraXon will be using participants' brain waves to control light displays on prominent landmarks, over 3,000 kilometers away.