Arts
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
Stories by Amy Brady
Arts
Parasites Revealed to Be ‘Unseen Influencers’ of All Ecosystems
A social history of measurements, an anthology of new speculative fiction, and more books
Psychology
Uncertainty Can Speed Up Climate Action, New Book Explains
New books reviewed on the power of doubt, 1970s science-fiction icons, consciousness, interstellar travel, and more
Culture
Octavia E. Butler’s Legacy of Time Travel
Why evolutionary biology and social justice belong together, the Silicon Valley fatalism that’s ruining our planet, and more
Intelligence
If Humans Are the Smartest Animals, Why Are We So Unhappy?
New books on intelligence, medicinal cocktails, galactic history, and more
Diversity
A Playbook for Science Denial, ‘Scientific Phallocracy’ in the Animal Kingdom, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Climate Change
Climate Destroyers Go to Jail, Martian Travel Guide, Bee Interiority, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Inside an Arctic Expedition, Natural History of Fragrance, Essays on Places in Peril, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Grayscale Lives in a Future Pandemic, Surveilling Memory, Saving Coral Reefs, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Earth’s Sonic Diversity, Secret Bird Scents, Pandemic-Inspired Sci-Fi, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
A Reverse Journey through Geologic Time, a Tale of Wild Horses and Interspecies Kinship, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
A Near-Future Plague, the Neuroscience of Navigation, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Rachel Carson’s Explorations of the Sea, the Human Relationship with Elephants, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
What We Lose as Snowfall Disappears, the Science behind Aesop’s Fables, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Human Machinations around Animals, the Joy of Nature’s Eccentricities, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
A Plot Twist for Climate Change, the Power of Occam’s Razor, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
Evolution of Cooperation, Animals’ Sensory Systems, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Culture
Exploring Black Sci-Fi, Learning through Color, the Cost of Cooling, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Culture
A Teenager with Autism Protects the Planet, a Tale of Love and Science, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
