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The best new popular science books of February 2026

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including Maggie Aderin and Michael Pollan

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Lichen: Image made using visible light (sun or Xenon flash), the two

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How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism

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Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat

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Orcas are ganging up on great white sharks to eat their livers

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Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos

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A deeper understanding of endometriosis is suggesting new treatments

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A deeper understanding of endometriosis is suggesting new treatments

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A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

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The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

From flexible implants to circuits seeded with living cells, a new kind of electronics is starting to produce long-lasting implants with the potential to help everything from paralysis to hearing and vision loss

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Inside the revolutionary idea that we can negotiate with cancer

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Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight

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Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants

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