Favorite books of 2020

Science & Society
Our favorite books of 2020 covered climate change, Mars, the end of the universe and more

By Science News StaffDecember 13, 2020
Anthropology
Ardi and her discoverers shake up hominid evolution in ‘Fossil Men’

By Bruce BowerNovember 18, 2020
Science & Society
‘Great Adaptations’ unravels mysteries of amazing animal abilities

By Erin Garcia de JesúsOctober 12, 2020
Science & Society
A new Galileo biography draws parallels to today’s science denialism

By Tom SiegfriedAugust 11, 2020
Cosmology
‘The End of Everything’ explores the ways the universe could perish

By Emily ConoverAugust 4, 2020
Space
Two new books explore Mars — and what it means to be human

By Lisa GrossmanJuly 15, 2020
Climate
‘Tree Story’ explores what tree rings can tell us about the past

By Carolyn GramlingJune 1, 2020
Climate
These 6 books explore climate change science and solutions

By Science News StaffMay 15, 2020

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Neuroscience
‘The Idea of the Brain’ explores the evolution of neuroscience

By Laura SandersApril 21, 2020
Science & Society
How materials science has changed humankind — for better and worse

By Emily ConoverApril 10, 2020
Life
A new book captures how genetics fills in the story of life’s evolution

By Sid PerkinsMarch 20, 2020
Space
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revealed stars’ composition and broke gender barriers

By Christopher CrockettMarch 1, 2020