Books

Making agar plates to look at bacteria. Which book about microbes has the most microbes growing on it?

Cat Zero weaves together the complicated, sometimes archaic, social hierarchies of researchers with the thrill of a new scientific discovery.

The upcoming book What Future includes a diverse range of voices, and reminds us that how we see the future is a reflection of when and where we live today.

Although interspersed with short chapters about the science of trees, Lab Girl is mainly a memoir about Hope Jahren’s journey to becoming a scientist.

Happy World Book Day! Maybe you’ve picked up a book for World Book Night in the UK, or participated in #ProjectReadathon, or maybe you heard about this annual emphasis on …

In Bread, Wine, Chocolate, author Simran Sethi shares stories about her relationship with certain foods, but it’s easy to relate these to your own experiences. Food is such an important …