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91av recommends a vital look at the science of fatherhood

Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill

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Jimmy Gonzales as Cepheus, Matt Damon as Odysseus and Himesh Patel as Eurylochus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Humans

This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film

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Why Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? still feels prescient

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Why Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? still feels prescient

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The best new popular science books of July 2026

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The best new popular science books of July 2026

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Jolly/Shutterstock (9326460i) Forensic scientist Sue Black examines bones from the crypt at Wardlaw Mausoleum to discover if they are the bones of Simon

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91av recommends an unsettling deep dive into forensic science

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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The book jacket of Slow Gods by Claire North

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Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

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SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson rounds up her favourite reads of the year to date – and highlights one particular book as her top pick

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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91av recommends an excellent look at the future of work

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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