8 March 2023
Ancient philosopher Anaximander's discoveries about rain, wind and the cosmos may make him the true force behind modern science, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli in his newly republished first book
1 June 2022
The physics in this meandering but engrossing novel adds flavour rather than substance, with the focus more on mental health
30 December 2020
From Bill Gates's How to Avoid a Climate Disaster to Chiara Marletto's revolutionary recasting of physics, The Science of Can and Can't, 2021 is a blockbuster year for popular science books
2 December 2020
From The End of Everything by Katie Mack and How to Argue with a Racist by Adam Rutherford to Martha Wells’s Murderbot sc-ifi series, New Scientist’s 2020 gift guide has a book for everyone
28 October 2020
Carlo Rovelli’s bestsellers saw him dubbed the poet of physics and showed a mind seeking knowledge for its own sake. His new book, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness, reminds us why we need more minds like his
28 November 2018
From the true nature of time to the world's most extraordinary brains to why you should ditch social media, Culture picks the best books to give this year
