We publish New Humanist, a quarterly journal of ideas, science and culture.

What do people really mean when they say they "believe" something? The founder of Skeptic magazine weighs in

Zena Birch explains what conducting humanist funeral ceremonies has taught her about grief, relationships and life

New technologies are being developed to make solar panels far more efficient

Thanks to Nasa, you can now hear a black hole sing

New Humanist's latest issue is out today - featuring Ken Worpole on the power of unpopular protest, Farhana Yamin on the moral duty to break the law, and Tess Johnson on how to stop the superbugs

We are still only beginning to understand why the virus affected people so differently

It's no accident that some global crises receive more attention than others

The whole of the UK now has an opt-out policy on organ donation but other advances are critical too

At best, the new voter ID requirement weakens our democracy without adequate justification. At worst, it is an attempt at voter suppression

We speak to Philip Lymbery about why back-to-basics regenerative farming would help feed the world's growing population and fight climate change

New research suggests that women have become parents at a younger age than men throughout human history - but it doesn't explain the reason

A new technique will help inspectors verify chemical attacks

A new experiment hopes to reveal key information about the mysterious neutrino particle, which plays a role in some of the most fundamental questions in physics