There are few things as memorable to a young reader as the first spaceship they wanted to be onboard or the first fantastical world they wished to inhabit. If you’ve ever discussed the mechanics of ...

November is the birth anniversary of C.V. Raman, the great scientist that discovered the phenomenon of light scattering effect and won the Nobel Prize for science in the year 1930. Here are some books ...

The Scientific American editorial team learned a lot this year. We debated why we’ll never live in space, explored the deep ocean (sort of), and asked how dinosaurs got so big. We also read a ton of ...

It’s officially summertime, and the season of reading is finally here! Two science writers and voracious readers have compiled their summer reading recommendations, just for Science Friday fans.

To ignite the curiosity of children and foster their love for learning, there are a number of books that take young readers on an enthralling journey through time-- exploring the remarkable ...

Throughout the year, the team at Quirks & Quarks featured new science books and interviewed their authors about their work. Here are the titles we covered this year that could make great holiday reads ...

From a deep dive on a fatal space shuttle disaster to a study of a dozen iconic trees, these are our favorite titles this year Joe Spring, Riley Black, Shi En Kim, Dan Falk, Christian Elliott and ...

Quirks & Quarks is 40 years old! To celebrate, host Bob McDonald and the Quirks & Quarks team put together an awesomely scientific (and scientifically awesome) reading list for us. Here are 15 books ...

Science Friday featured 35 books on the program this year. Here’s a recap of some of this year’s most exciting science titles. Every year, Science Friday interviews authors about their new ...