Most of us have a memory of a food that takes us back to childhood. Why?

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Security expert Mark Hilborne talks to us about the rise of space warfare - and how it could be the deciding factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

In an age of conflict and climate change, we face complex choices around nuclear

"It’s refreshing to see a blockbuster film that is so ready to take a stand against racist garbage"

We need to act to protect space from becoming a site of warfare and commercial competition. Five experts share their thoughts on how we can do that:

✨ New online: A new history from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social reminds us that progress on abortion rights has never been linear

✨New online: @andrewcopson.bsky.social speaks to Neil Kinnock about how the Labour Party can reclaim its humanist principles

What is it about grandmothers' cooking that gives it such unique power to comfort us? #food #cuisine #Nonnas

As the number of atomic bomb survivors dwindles, their descendants have begun to assume the responsibility of showing the horrors of nuclear warfare. We need to listen to their voices

Several killings have been linked to a movement that calls itself “rationalist”. But what do they really believe?

Nadeem Akbar was at home when the mortar struck - tearing a hole through the business he had poured two million rupees into

A fascinating piece of reportage from Japan on the nuclear choices all countries must make

I interviewed an expert on space warfare. We need more public awareness he says, “it’s a democratic issue”

✨ New online: @dominicmhinde.bsky.social travels to Japan to uncover what its experience of two very different nuclear disasters can teach us in an age of conflict and climate change

How can we protect space so that it benefits all of humanity? We asked five experts for their perspectives

@netflix.com's "Nonnas" is part of a rich canon of books and film exploring the special gift of grandma’s food

Security expert Mark Hilborne talks to us about the rise of space warfare - and how it could be the deciding factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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✨New online: In the latest edition of our Voices section, we asked five experts how we can protect space to benefit *all* of humanity

The word "drone" has been around for thousands of years, but its meaning has changed dramatically #etymology #language #linguistics

Can Kashmir become a tourist paradise once more? #travel #politics #India

At the Hay Festival this year, three women from different generations spoke about sexism and misogyny

The rationalists are an online movement trying to base their morality on logic and reason. Yet they inspired the SBF crypto fraud, Luigi Mangioni, and the Zizians – who left six people dead. What’s going on? My latest for @newhumanist.bsky.social newhumanist.org.uk/articles/645...

It’s ironic that what has become the most modern form of warfare owes its name to some of the earliest pieces of writing in English

"I recognised that instinct of anger mixed with guilt. The dread that grew as our female social training to be polite turned to fear"

Modi's government promoted tourism in beautiful Kashmir - but then a terror attack shattered the peace. Was border tourism a genuine attempt to revive life on the frontier – or a political showpiece that recklessly ignored the region’s instability?

"Being from a country that’s constantly misrepresented has given me a lifelong radar for nuance"

"Superman (literally) swoops in to make grand decisions about US foreign policy and global governance. He’s not modelling democracy; he’s modelling white (if alien) saviourism"

Several killings have been linked to a movement that calls itself “rationalist”. But what do they really believe? @jamesrball.com reports:

✨New online: As @netflix.com's "Nonnas" celebrates grandmothers’ cooking, Sally Feldman asks: Why do these dishes have such unique power to comfort us?

The word "drone", it turns out, is very susceptible to metaphor and simile @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

The battle against sexism might be ongoing, but there is power in knowing that we are not alone - and women from across the generations are learning from each other, writes @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social

"The public doesn’t understand how much we rely on space as a domain of warfare"

"Nearly all ideas are capable of giving offence to someone. Many of the most important ideas in human history – such as those of Galileo Galilei, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and Harriet Tubman – caused great offence in their time" #freespeech #humanrights

Everything you need to know about the road ahead for the "first American pope"

The borderlands between India and Pakistan were a tourist paradise – but then a terror attack shattered the peace

How an offshoot of the online "rationalist" community twisted the philosophy and took it to deadly extremes

Kashmiri families who had poured everything into the promise of peace now find themselves back at square one #India #Pakistan

In his latest language column for New Humanist, @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social explores the word "drone"

"Iran gets painted in monochrome by people whose curiosity doesn’t reach beyond the news of war, revolution, oil and oppression"

Alison Steadman's new memoir contains plenty of joy - but also a powerful frankness about her encounters with predatory men

The new Superman movie offers the vision of a kinder, more tolerant United States. But should we really pin our hopes on a superhero?

✨ New online: Mark Hilborne of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on the rise of space warfare

Meet the embattled hoteliers of beautiful Kashmir

"I’m still campaigning at the age of 73 and I plan to carry on well into my 90s." In nearly 60 years of activism, Peter Tatchell has been detained 103 times - including once earlier this year. But he has no plans to stop:

Robert Prevost's election as Pope brought hope to reformers. But will he push for peace and resist ultra-conservative influence?

Modi's government promoted tourism in beautiful Kashmir - but then a terror attack shattered the peace. Was border tourism a genuine attempt to revive life on the frontier – or a political showpiece that recklessly ignored the region’s instability?

From millennials to Mary Trump, feminists across the ages are learning from each other

People often make assumptions about my Iranian dad, writes @shappikhorsandi.bsky.social - but being from a country that’s constantly misrepresented has given me a lifelong radar for nuance