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New Humanist’s Summer 2026 issue is out now!
We unpick the lies behind the health and beauty industries and ask: Are we pushing our bodies too far?
Heroes of free thought! New Humanist’s Spring 2026 edition is out now
Meet the people resisting propaganda and ideology around the world
Our top 15 stories of 2025
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Stay smart in a changing world! New Humanist’s Winter 2025 edition is out now
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?
Look up! New Humanist’s Autumn 2025 issue on the battle for space is out now
How the battle over space affects all of us
Time to come together! New Humanist’s Summer 2025 issue is out now
As people across the globe respond to uncertainty by embracing division and dogma, our latest issue explores how to hold on to our shared humanity
Trump’s assault on science
US research institutions are censoring projects in a bid to meet Trump’s demands and retain funding
In remembrance of Caspar Melville
A tribute to the late Caspar Melville – writer, musicologist, and former editor of New Humanist.
How epigenetics affects our ability to lose weight
Most people who are overweight want to lose it. But even when they do, it often creeps back. New research may explain why. The study focuses on the epigenome – chemical structures sitting on our DNA that regulate gene activity. Epigenetic signatures can act as a “memory” for our cells, capturing environmental stresses and changes, […]