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The 70 Best Science Books You Need to Read in 2021

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The 70 Best Science Books You Need to Read in 2021

Well-researched, peer-reviewed discoveries fuel both Science and Science Fiction as this list rounds up the best science books you need to read in 2021.

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Cover of How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

Ryan North, 2018

Wonders: Spectacular Moments in Nature Photography

SYLVIA A. EARLE

Wonders: Spectacular Moments in Nature Photography

Sylvia A. Earle

Cover of Totally Random by Tanya Bub, Jeffrey Bub

Totally Random

Tanya Bub, Jeffrey Bub, 2018

Cover of Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking, 2018

Cover of Inventing Ourselves by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Inventing Ourselves

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, 2016

Cover of Endure by Alex Hutchinson

Endure

Alex Hutchinson, 2018

The Science of Sin

JACK LEWIS

The Science of Sin

Jack Lewis, 2018

Cover of Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 28

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 28

2018

Cover of Ocean by Hélène Druvert

Ocean

Hélène Druvert, 2018

Cover of Apollo by Matt Fitch, Chris Baker

Apollo

Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, 2018

Cover of Dictionary of Dinosaurs: an illustrated A to Z of every dinosaur ever discovered

Dictionary of Dinosaurs: an illustrated A to Z of every dinosaur ever discovered

2018

Cover of Infinite Wonder by Scott Kelly

Infinite Wonder

Scott Kelly, 2018

Cover of The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown by Karen Olsson

The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown

Karen Olsson, 2019

Cover of Anatomicum by Jennifer Z. Paxton

Anatomicum

Jennifer Z. Paxton, 2019

Cover of Superheavy by Kit Chapman

Superheavy

Kit Chapman, 2019

Cover of Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

Superior: The Return of Race Science

Angela Saini, 2019

Cover of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

2019

Cover of The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space by Piers Bizony

The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space

Piers Bizony, 2019

Life Changing

HELEN PILCHER

Life Changing

Helen Pilcher, 2020

Cover of Is Free Speech Racist? by Gavan Titley

Is Free Speech Racist?

Gavan Titley, 2020

Cover of Stephen Hawking by Leonard Mlodinow

Stephen Hawking

Leonard Mlodinow, 2020

Cover of Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA by Neil Shubin

Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

Neil Shubin, 2020

What Have I Done?

LAURA DOCKRILL

What Have I Done?

Laura Dockrill, 2020

Cover of Horizon by Barry Lopez

Horizon

Barry Lopez, 2019

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