Borne, science journalist Carl Zimmer roots the “mistake” in the past of a historically neglected field: aerobiology, or the science of airborne life. Zimmer begins his chronicle in the 19th century ...

Three books examine our complex and often fraught relationship with robots, AI, and automation.

A history of aerobiology would normally be a book that would have little interest beyond the science community. But in “Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breath,” Carl Zimmer ...

On Jan 1, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology, along with cooperating departments, announced its annual New Discovery Pop-Science Booklist of 21 types of books, including one ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician ... Dutch mathematician and historian of science, Jan Pieter Hogendijk, says in an email ...

For 24 hours during this promotion, readers can stock up on a large number of e-books for free. But Kindle offers free e-books all of the time. Simply search “Free books on Kindle” to find a ...

Reading a book cover to cover takes time and energy, so it’s important to choose one that’ll keep you engaged across every page. Half the battle is knowing your tastes. What works for your ...

Feb. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...

Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest. All that’s needed: brave volunteers. Credit...Jon Han Supported ...