Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite "Ologies" podcast, to share her picks for the ...

From a deep dive on a fatal space shuttle disaster to a study of a dozen iconic trees, these are our favorite titles this year Joe Spring, Riley Black, Shi En Kim, Dan Falk, Christian Elliott and ...

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Thonotosassa, FL / / December 27, 2025 / Sam Toney Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi ...

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

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. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

Books are the original medium for communicating science to the masses. In a holiday special, producer Kunal Patel asks Babbage’s family of correspondents about the books that have inspired them in ...

Joe Spring, Carlyn Kranking, Riley Black, Dan Falk, Bridget Alex and Shi En Kim This year in science was filled with amazing discoveries, sobering stats related to mounting illness and death from ...

NASA’s 65-year-old Goddard library has shut, triggering outrage as thousands of historic space science books face disposal, ...