Science books provide the ultimate deep dives into our favorite subjects, whether it’s the inner workings of the brain, ...
Bethany Jacobs won the Philip K. Dick Award for the first novel in her Kindom trilogy, These Burning Stars. This Brutal Moon ...
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...
War on Science takes aim at science’s global culture wars. Edited by controversial physicist Lawrence Krauss, it argues ...
Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year's best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life.
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Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and a renowned philanthropist, has always emphasized the importance of science and ...
From drowned worlds to virtual utopias via deep space, wild ideas abound in Emily H. Wilson's picks for her favourite sci-fi ...
Science fiction ‘s task is to imagine our future; its secret wish is to invent it. Brackett, while casting himself as a mere ...
Tufts’ current and former political science professors Jeffrey M. Berry, James M. Glaser and Deborah J. Schildkraut published ...
Try this short quiz to see how many popular lines from 20th-century science fiction novels have remained in your memory bank.