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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

The downsides of diagnosis and an epic trek following a Slovenian wolf are among our culture editor's top popular science books of the year to date, featuring a range of authors from Robert MacFarlane to Suzanne O'Sullivan

Culture
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blue Origin/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (15255350a) Texas, USA: New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery with the crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist. Suborbital launch system and landing mission. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Blue Origin All-Women Crew Historic Space Launch, Texas, USA - 14 Apr 2025

Society

Does science have a future in the US?

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Liquid Gold Anna Curran Department of Mathematics A lattice of bubbles inside a ring that has been dipped in soapy water. The bubbles hold their shape because of molecules in the dish soap called surfactants, which stabilise the interface. Surfactants are all around us - for example, they allow soap to break down dirt and bacteria, and they are given to premature babies to help them inflate their lungs. Conversely, they threaten the efficacy of various industrial applications such as self-cleaning surfaces and laptop cooling systems. My research focuses on mathematically modelling the effect of these molecules at a f luid interface, in order to gain a greater understanding of how to control their behaviour in these applications.

Physics

Photography contest spotlights the beauty of science in vivid detail

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15184551q) Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding, two areas that have been hit particularly hard by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, in Washington, on March 7, 2025. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial featured scientists, members of Congress, and music performers, among others. Thousands attend pro-science demonstration in Washington, DC, United States - 07 Mar 2025

Society

What politicians so often get wrong about science

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Society

Are Trump’s cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?

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TOPSHOT - A passenger wearing a protective face mask waits for his train at Hua Lamphong Central Railway Station in Bangkok on January 4, 2021, as health officials in Thailand announced on Monday 745 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, the country's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Mathematics

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

Culture
Doctor Who S1,11-05-2024,Generics,The Doctor (NCUTI GATWA) ,BBC STUDIOS AND BAD WOLF,James Pardon

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The best science fiction TV shows to look forward in 2025

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Woman in her late 30s reading a book in the mountain cabin, relaxing in the hammock next to the fireplace.

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The best popular science books to look forward to in 2025

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REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney - CalArts Theater

Society

Major US art event explores the bonds between art and science

Culture
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory in 1912, the year after she received here second Nobel prize, this time for chemistry. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Rich biography of Marie Curie shows how she helped women into science

Marie Curie redefined the role of women in science by training a generation of 鈥渓ab daughters鈥� to have stellar careers, shows Dava Sobel's detailed and intimate new biography, The Elements of Marie Curie

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Society

Readers deserve better from popular science books

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Technology

Human scientists are still better than AI ones 鈥� for now

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Physics

Why we should all be concerned about the shortage of science teachers

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Celebrating dark skies at a festival in deepest Denmark

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