
If Future Humans Terraformed a New Earth, Could They Get It Right?
A novel that redefines personhood, greed and despair in biotech, arguing for a singular reality, and more books

If Future Humans Terraformed a New Earth, Could They Get It Right?
A novel that redefines personhood, greed and despair in biotech, arguing for a singular reality, and more books

Poem: ‘Weight’
Science in meter and verse


How Beavers Shaped America, from Capitalism to Climate Change
The sweeping influence of one weird rodent, an ecological thriller, tender essays on deep-sea creatures, and more books out this month

Parasites Revealed to Be ‘Unseen Influencers’ of All Ecosystems
A social history of measurements, an anthology of new speculative fiction, and more books

Poem: ‘Mosses’
Science in meter and verse

How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient Practices
To safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models

This New Album Makes Beautiful Music out of Gravity, the Elements and Photosynthesis
The British band the Sound of Science elevates edutainment on its debut

Poem: ‘The Algorithm’
Science in meter and verse

Inside an Arctic Expedition, Natural History of Fragrance, Essays on Places in Peril, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

Grayscale Lives in a Future Pandemic, Surveilling Memory, Saving Coral Reefs, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

New Augmented Reality Models Bring Ice Age Animals to Virtual Life
Researchers want their models to inspire more accurate reconstructions of extinct animals such as mammoths and saber-toothed cats

How Much Medieval Literature Has Been Lost?
An ecological model suggests islands are better at preserving literature as well as species