From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey (Bloomsbury/Raven Books) In this impressive first offering from actor/musician ...

The 1.1 million learners who recently completed Grade 9 and sat the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) have until the end of December to revise pathway choices. The government has ...

Merlin returns for a second volume of 200 cosmic questions and answers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Neil deGrasse Tyson is ...

Grade 9 students recite a poem during the launch of Grade 9 classrooms at Moi Forces Academy in Nairobi on January 30, 2025.[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Grade 10 learners may be unable to open school ...

While Sagan was primarily concerned with the rise of pseudoscience, Mann and Hotez fear that we’re now in the midst of an anti-science boom, led by people, corporations, and governments who ...

Like many of you, no doubt, Ursula K. Le Guin is one of my favourite sci-fi writers. So I am really excited about a collection out this month that brings together the maps she would draw when starting ...

Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system. For years, I thought equity in science was possible. I ...

As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the University of Chicago Press has curated a list of books that reflect on the tragedy of that event, as well as the many political, cultural and literary ...

This story has been edited to add additional information about 12th grade mathematics and reading scores. Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the ...

A special magic is stirred up with the arrival of autumn, and it awakens a yearning for escapism. Book lovers often find that autumn is their favorite season because of this magic. The season may not ...