But don’t worry, no creature was harmed in the making of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, a science lab disguised as a ...

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A new book brings together ethnography, neurobiology and primatology to argue that how much our species sleeps is an evolutionary trade-off, with lessons for how each of us can sleep better.

If the 20th century can be called the era of industrial revolution, the 21st century surely carries its repercussions. Environmental concerns cannot be shrugged off under the rug anymore, and we need ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

Science books, especially those written by scientists, sometimes have the reputation of being dry, dull and difficult. Perhaps they are thought of as thinly disguised textbooks, something to learn ...