There is something comforting about rescuing an old and decrepit object, sanding it down, coaxing it back to life. It’s not ...

One of the potential “brides” is secretly using the service to raise funds and save endangered snails. It’s already a remarkable concept. But then, while you were writing the novel, Russia invades ...

Vitamin C and exercise? An immunologist separates the facts from the myths – and what we simply don't know – about immune ...

Cancer isn't a single disease, but remarkable progress is being made in preventing, diagnosing and treating some types. We ...

This article by former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas is part of our Voices series on how to fight hate, from the Autumn 2026 issue of New Humanist. To read the rest of the series, subscribe now.

I’ve been teaching English for nearly a decade at an academy in Kent. At our school, we do a Results Day after our Year 11s sit their first round of mock exams in November. They get an envelope with ...

One of Belfast’s “Peace Walls”: Northern Ireland is still working through its history of segregation, writes Emma DeSouza. Credit: David Dixon/Creative Commons 2.0 This article written by Irish peace ...

Is the UK still a tolerant country? In the Autumn 2026 issue of New Humanist we ask comic Stewart Lee, Green politician Caroline Lucas, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Irish peace ...

Rowan Williams (left) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002–2012. Andrew Copson (right) is a humanist leader and author. He is chief executive of ...

This article is a sneak peek from New Humanist‘s Autumn 2026 issue on how to fight hate, out on 20th August. Sign up to our free newsletter to hear when it lands. The Odyssey is a Christopher Nolan ...

Female longing is having a cultural moment and midlife women are taking the limelight. Confounding societal expectations that older women should fade into sexual invisibility or conform to a selfless ...

Storyhouse, Chester in 2018. Credit: Jeff Buck/CC 2.0 ‘‘The Moon is closed to visitors due to a ticketed event. Apologies for the inconvenience.” A real sign, in an unexpected location: Saturday ...