Features

Two very different $200-million-dollar films. Two release strategies. Two pathways to the future. The theatrical film industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a pair of films could determine the fate of the definitive popular entertainment medium of the past century.

A new review is suggesting psilocybin may have great potential as a treatment for OCD. The review sums up the current evidence arguing psychedelic therapy should be effective for OCD in the same way it has shown efficacy treating depression and anxiety.

July 16 marks 75 years since of the first detonation of an atomic bomb. Now famous as the Trinity Test, the giant explosion was the culmination of the ultra-secret Manhattan project and would within weeks lead to the end of the Second World War.

If we're to celebrate all forms of human endeavor here at New Atlas, then I don't want to go a minute longer without featuring this 25-year-old London polymathematical wunderkind who seems to be pushing against every boundary of music, all at once.

There’s invisible, undetectable stuff all around us, and we call it dark matter. There’s plenty of evidence that this stuff is very real, but what exactly is dark matter? How do we know it’s there? And how are scientists looking for it?

How does psilocybin create a feeling of ego dissolution, and what chemicals in the brain create our subjective sense of self? New Atlas spoke to the lead author on a compelling new study delving into these questions, Natasha Mason, to learn more.

A new study investigates the strange phenomenon of DMT-induced encounters with bizarre entities. The massive survey finds not only do most people who consume this psychedelic encounter unusual beings, but many atheists leave the experience with new beliefs.

Michael Fragomeni is sitting on the threshold of plugging in an electric motor design that, despite modest dimensions, can thrust a hyperloop pod from rest to 155 mph in a fraction of a second.

New research suggests smartphones, screen-time, and social media have not negatively affected kids’ social skills, and modern concerns over the impact of screen-time recalls past “moral panics” over the effect of new technology on children.