The best science fiction books of 2025 so far
2 July 2025
From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her favourites
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The best popular science books of 2025 so far
2 July 2025
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
Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains
25 June 2025
Neurologist Pria Anand recounts curious tales of the workings of the human mind in an elegant debut that is being compared to the late, great Oliver Sacks
A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums
25 June 2025
Natural history museums teach us about our world, but they aren’t telling us the whole story, writes curator Jack Ashby in Nature's Memory
A new book argues that revenge is an addiction – but doesn't convince
18 June 2025
Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up
Killer new book uncovers Agatha Christie's knowledge of toxicology
18 June 2025
Agatha Christie's murder mysteries are made all the more compelling by the author's personal expertise, reveals Kathryn Harkup's new book V is for Venom
A compelling book asks if we are killing off the idea of private life
11 June 2025
How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification? Tiffany Jenkins's thoughtful new book Strangers and Intimates explores
Fabulous time travel novel is part-thriller and part-romance
11 June 2025
In Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time, a young woman must help a naval commander snatched from death in 1847 adapt to the 21st century. Time travel thriller meets romance in this excellent novel
Physicist Frank Close's new book is a welcome rework of the atomic age
11 June 2025
The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the role of women
Why exploring "equality" in a new maths book may help the real world
4 June 2025
Understanding the meaning of "equals" in mathematics tells us a lot about both the nuance and richness in the field, but also how ideas of equality are used or misused in life
