From friendship in a world of chatbots to what it means to be alive, this month’s new popular science books are asking some ...

Did you know that July is one of the slowest months of the year for book publishing? Between the publishers taking vacations and the idea that people don't want ...

From modern triumphs like Project Hail Mary to foundational classics like I, Robot, these sci-fi book masterpieces are ...

I am excited about this book: M. John Harrison is a really classy writer, winner of all sorts of awards, and his latest novel sounds right up my street. It’s set in a future years after an obscure ...

The award-winning science writer Peter Brannen makes the case for an often vilified compound in “The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything.” By Jaime Green Jaime Green is the author of “The ...

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 Joe Spring, ...