Adam Rutherford's new book, on the miracle of human genetics, is not merely informative, but wise.
We know what carbon dioxide is doing to our atmosphere – but could it have an equally devastating effect on our oceans?
Two astronomers have stunned the scientific community with their claim that another world circles beyond the eight known worlds.
The cryonics industry promises to freeze and revive the human brain. Neuroscientist Clive Coen explains why this is wishful thinking.
Gaeten Dugan, one of the most vilified patients in medical history, was not responsible for bringing HIV to the US.
The view that more information produces better decisions is at odds with the world around us.
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
Einstein didn’t live to see it, but the discovery of the gravitational waves he thought existed will help us better understand the universe.
Our lives depend on the Sun - which stays warm due to mind-boggling inefficiency.
New Humanist contributors Owen Hatherley and Dawn Foster in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly.