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New in Science
Collection
Check out the latest in science writing from our collection. Notable titles include Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by best-selling author Mary Roach (dubbed "America's funniest science writer" by the WaPo) and Scientist: E. O. Wilson, a Life in Nature, by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Rhodes. (Wilson died on 26 December, at the age of 92.)
If you have a hard time making up your mind given the wealth of topics represented in this list, consider The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021, the latest volume in the highly regarded series that spotlights outstanding science journalism.
Super Volcanoes
What They Reveal About Earth and the Worlds Beyond
Published in 2021
xxi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
It's Elemental
The Hidden Chemistry in Everything
Published in 2021
301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The First Shots
The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine
Published in 2021
xviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Viral
The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
Published in 2021
404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Latitude
The True Story of the World's First Scientific Expedition
Published in 2021
257 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
The Secret Body
How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live.
Published in 2021
240 pages ;
Immune
A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
Published in 2021
xviii, 341 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bicycling with Butterflies
My 10,201-mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
Published in 2021
280 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Where Did the Universe Come From? and Other Cosmic Questions
Our Universe, from the Quantum to the Cosmos
Published in 2021
pages cm
The Last Winter
The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the World
Published in 2021
xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything
Adventures in Math and Science
Published in 2022
288 p. ;
A (very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Published in 2021
vi, 280 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
The Secret World of Weather
How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop
Published in 2021
373 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid
The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
Published in 2021
xvii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
The Genetic Lottery
Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
Published in 2021
ix, 300 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
A Hunter-gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
Published in 2021
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Published in 2021
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm
The Science of Our Changing Planet
From Global Warming to Sustainable Development
Published in 2021
224 p. ;
The Secret of Life
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Published in 2021
564 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Life is Simple
How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe
Published in 2021
vi, 376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching
Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
Published in 2021
229 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Flames of Extinction
The Race to Save Australia's Threatened Wildlife
Published in 2021
xi, 281 pages ; 24 cm
Scientist
E.O. Wilson
Published in 2021
268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), charts ; 25 cm
Life As We Made It
How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined--and Redefined--nature
Published in 2021
vii, 340 pages ; 25 cm
Fire and Ice
Volcanoes of the Solar System
Published in 2021
320 pages, [8] pages of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Swamplands
Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat
Published in 2021
xiii, 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
The Tailored Brain
From Ketamine, to Keto, to Companionship, a User's Guide to Feeling Better and Thinking Smarter
Published in 2021
pages cm
The Science and Technology of Growing Young
An Insiders Guide to the Breakthroughs That Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now
Published in 2021
xv, 255 pages ; 24 cm