Three parent babies, the gamification of protein, and mapping matter
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
Science & Technology
Book Review: A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford's new book, on the miracle of human genetics, is not merely informative, but wise.
Trouble at sea: what fossil fuels are doing to our oceans
We know what carbon dioxide is doing to our atmosphere – but could it have an equally devastating effect on our oceans?
The search for a new planet
Two astronomers have stunned the scientific community with their claim that another world circles beyond the eight known worlds.
To store, perchance to thaw?
The cryonics industry promises to freeze and revive the human brain. Neuroscientist Clive Coen explains why this is wishful thinking.
Clearing Patient Zero
Gaeten Dugan, one of the most vilified patients in medical history, was not responsible for bringing HIV to the US.
What’s wrong with big data?
The view that more information produces better decisions is at odds with the world around us.
Bendy solar cells, turning CO2 to stone, and antibiotic resistance
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
How gravitational waves were discovered
Einstein didn’t live to see it, but the discovery of the gravitational waves he thought existed will help us better understand the universe.
Autumn 2016 Issue Launch Party, 30 August
New Humanist contributors Owen Hatherley and Dawn Foster in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly.