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Ten Best Non-Fiction Science Books to Read Right Now

  • December 19, 2021
  • 10 Books
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  • newscientist.com

From Einstein's quantum theory to human evolution and beyond—this list includes science books that tap into a universe of knowledge as collected by New Scientist's Simon Ings.

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Our Universe

Our Universe
ByJo Dunkley

9 Readers • 3

Transcendence

Transcendence
ByGaia Vince

2020 • 24 Readers • 352 pages • 4

The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them

The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
ByDonald R. Prothero

2019 • 7 Readers • 488 pages

Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
ByFrans de Waal

2018 • 46 Readers • 336 pages • 4.5

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
ByLee Alan Dugatkin,Lyudmila Trut

2016 • 23 Readers • 240 pages • 4.7

Mind Fixers

Mind Fixers
ByAnne Harrington

2019 • 19 Readers • 384 pages • 4

A World Beyond Physics

A World Beyond Physics
ByStuart A. Kauffman

2019 • 13 Readers • 168 pages

Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum

Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
ByLee Smolin

2019 • 20 Readers • 352 pages • 3.2

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
ByShoshana Zuboff

234 Readers • 3.8

A Crack in Creation

A Crack in Creation
ByJennifer A. Doudna,Samuel H. Sternberg

2017 • 62 Readers • 304 pages • 4