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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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TORONTO, ON - APRIL 30: Saudi Arabian citizen Humanoid Robot Sophia is seen during the Discovery exhibition on April 30, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Phoo by Yu Ruidong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

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New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

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The book jacket of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper

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New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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Luminous book jacket and author Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

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Author Silvia Park: 'No one is your enemy, not even death'

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

The New Scientist Book Club read Kim Stanley Robinson's acclaimed science fiction story about the first settlers on Mars in April – and had a lot to say about it

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Space

Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

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Our verdict on Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt: An inspiring call to action

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