Books
All in the dark
Dutch science writer Govert Schilling's well-researched book narrates the story of dark matter and the scientists who probed it.
Building blocks
Nick Lane's book shines a light on the energy cycle that all organisms use and on puzzles such as the origin of life.
Birds r us!
Parrots are the evolutionary mirror image of humans, who are actually birds without feathers, argues ecologist Antone Martinho-Truswell.
Spaghetti, anyone?
American neurologist Jeff Hawkins takes an intriguingly new approach to the brain.
Journeys in science
India’s accomplishments as seen through the prism of 30 distinguished men and women of science.
