Letters uncovered from Sir Isaac Newton in 1704 could hold the key to what the future of civilisation might look like. The physicist, who was best-known for formulating the law of gravity, was also a keen theologist,

A letter from the renowned English scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end as we know it. The warning, scrawled above a maths calculation on a letter slip in 1704, says Earth will ‘reset’ in 2060.

It’s not the end of the world… yet. Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter he penned in 1704.