4th September 2026

2042 – Medical cannabis is legal in the majority of countries

[Update of an older prediction, moved from 2028 to 2042 after incorporating five years of additional data and a more conservative trend. Also includes a new graph.]

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26th August 2026

2029 – The Extremely Large Telescope achieves first light

[Updated with additional information and moved from late 2028 to early 2029.]

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21st August 2026

2060 – High-speed rail connects Sydney and Melbourne

By 2060, Australia's east-coast high-speed rail network stretches 1,800 km from Brisbane to Melbourne, cutting major intercity journey times to under three hours and reshaping travel between the country's largest cities.

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17th August 2026

2039 – High-speed rail connects Sydney and Newcastle

In 2039, Australia's new high-speed rail line reaches Sydney, cutting the Newcastle–Sydney journey to around one hour and transforming travel, housing and economic links along the corridor.

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14th August 2026

2084 – Cultivated meat overtakes conventional meat

[Major update of an older prediction, reflecting newer data and trends. Now includes an interactive graph.]

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14th August 2026

2075 – Conventional meat consumption is declining globally

[Major update of an older prediction, revised for consistency with the 2036–2038 and 2084 entries.]

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5th August 2026

2036-2038 – Cultivated beef and chicken become cost-competitive

After decades of technical progress and falling costs, cultivated chicken and ground beef begin matching the prices of their conventional counterparts, accelerating the transition towards meat produced without raising and slaughtering animals.

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12th July 2026

2031 – 2 World Trade Center completes the rebuilding of Ground Zero

The opening of 2 World Trade Center brings the decades-long rebuilding of Ground Zero to a symbolic conclusion, filling the final major gap in the World Trade Center complex three decades after the 9/11 attacks.

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6th July 2026

2028 – Sony ends physical PlayStation game discs

This year, Sony ends physical disc production for new PlayStation games, marking a symbolic shift towards digital-only console gaming.

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16th June 2026

13,724 AD – Vega becomes the northern pole star

Earth's axis has shifted toward Vega, making the brilliant blue-white star the new marker of celestial north after thousands of years of slow precession.

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11th June 2026

2034 – The Lower Thames Crossing is opened

A new 23 km road and tunnel link beneath the River Thames opens east of London, easing pressure on the congested Dartford Crossing after years of delays. Green bridges, new woodland and restored habitats form part of the project.

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8th June 2026

2062 – Liver cancer is effectively eradicated in developed countries

By 2062, liver cancer has become effectively eradicated in developed countries, with advanced diagnostics, nanomedicine, and 3D-printed organs helping to reduce mortality below 0.01 per 100,000.

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6th June 2026

2045 – Liver cancer mortality falls below 1 per 100,000 in developed countries

By 2045, liver cancer mortality in developed countries has fallen below 1 per 100,000, following decades of progress in hepatitis prevention, antiviral treatment, earlier detection, and precision therapies.

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23rd May 2026

2043 – Britain completes the final phase of its HS2 rail link

HS2 is finally completed after decades of delays, cost overruns, and route cancellations. The finished railway improves links between London and Birmingham, but falls far short of the national network once promised.

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20th May 2026

2087 – Leukaemia is effectively eradicated in developed countries

By the late 2080s, leukaemia has become effectively eradicated in developed countries, with AI-driven blood monitoring, personalised immune therapies, and cancer-targeting nanodevices reducing mortality below 0.01 per 100,000.

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18th May 2026

2048 – Leukaemia mortality falls below 1 per 100,000 in developed countries

By 2048, leukaemia has become a rare cause of death in developed countries, with mortality falling below 1 per 100,000 thanks to earlier detection, targeted therapies, and advances in immunotherapy.

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16th April 2026

1,000,000 AD – Humanity's descendants are a Type III civilisation

[Update of an older entry]

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14th April 2026

10,000,000 AD – The human Y chromosome disappears

After hundreds of millions of years of decline, the Y chromosome has now vanished entirely, replaced by a new genetic trigger for male development. Alongside this, the diversity of humanity's descendants has greatly expanded.

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18th March 2026

2036 – The Venera-D mission arrives at Venus

[Updated and moved from 2027 to 2036, based on the latest announcement]

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