Books

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early 20th-century Paris

 In a new book called Slither, Stephen S. Hall takes a deep dive into the biology and history of one of the most reviled animals.

Novelist John Green talks about his new nonfiction book, Everything is Tuberculosis, and the inequities in treatment for the highly infectious disease

A Chinese medical textbook published in 1511 led to a novel about an all-but-forgotten female doctor who practiced during the Ming Dynasty

Scientific American’s Brianne Kane can’t wait to check out these fascinating deep dives into ‘micro’ topics that reveal big insights about science and society

A novel that takes place in a near-future surveillance state plots a path toward liberation

Carl Zimmer’s new book dives into aerobiology and the reasons humans seem unwilling to confront airborne threats

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and how such narratives can also be a trap

A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff and contributors read and recommend in 2024

The nose knows more than we thought

In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark for its empathy

The connection between queer love and the power to imagine a more sustainable future