Book reviews

Live Long and Evolve, by Mohamed Noor, uses examples from the Star Trek universe to explain the basics of evolution and genetics.

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.

Dolphins! The chirpy, smiley poster children of tropical vacations and rainbow stickers, always rescuing humans from drowning or depression, and so very smart – or…are they? This is the question …

In the summer after I graduated high school, my chemistry teacher dropped off two heavy boxes of old chemistry books from his PhD days that he was getting rid of.One …