Most of those attending the unveiling were grey-haired now; many had come in velvet and glittery outfits. Two women in their ...

In an era defined by “fake news”, public trust in institutions is increasingly under threat, along with our ability to discern fact from fiction. In the UK, 94 per cent of people say they have ...

The story covers one day in the life of 29-year-old Hedda Tesman (née Gabler), a famously untameable beauty who has recently ...

From the rise of AI to attacks on universities, are we all getting dumber? Or is society transforming and discovering new ways to be smart?

Trump’s decision to slash the federal science budget is hitting hard in the US. There are worries that the cuts to LIGO – the ...

This piece accompanies Marcus Chown's feature on the discovery of cosmic background radiation, from the Spring 2015 edition of New Humanist. Perhaps the most famous accidental discovery of all is ...

This article is a preview from the Summer 2015 edition of New Humanist. You can find out more and subscribe here. Religious disbelief is viewed with alarm in most Arab countries. Two government ...

This article is a preview from the Spring 2015 edition of New Humanist. You can find out more and subscribe here. I’d arranged to meet the sorceress at 4pm, but I was running late. Hurrying past ...

The vast domain of space is easy to ignore. It’s up there, invisible, while our headlines focus on billionaire rocket launches. But every single one of us has a vested interest. We need to act to ...

For many generations in societies shaped by Christianity, monogamy has been the almost undisputed champion of relationship norms. In Britain and the US, it has been held up as the dominant – really ...

Buddhism is often seen as the acceptable face of religion, lacking a celestial dictator and full of Eastern wisdom. But Dale DeBakcsy, who worked for nine years in a Buddhist school, says it's time to ...