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Favorite books of 2018

Science & Society
These are our favorite science books of 2018

By Science News StaffDecember 9, 2018
Life
Explore the history of blood from vampires to the ‘Menstrual Man’

By Aimee CunninghamOctober 16, 2018
Animals
Got an environmental problem? Beavers could be the solution

By Sarah ZielinskiJuly 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
‘The Poisoned City’ chronicles Flint’s water crisis

By Cassie MartinJuly 17, 2018
Genetics
The study of human heredity got its start in insane asylums

By Bruce BowerJuly 1, 2018
Animals
‘Spying on Whales’ dives into the story of true leviathans

By Sid PerkinsJune 29, 2018
Health & Medicine
‘Aroused’ recounts the fascinating history of hormones

By Erika EngelhauptJune 25, 2018
Genetics
The history of heredity makes for a fascinating, and chilling, read

By Cori VanchieriMay 29, 2018

Cosmology
Why the Nobel Prize might need a makeover

By Emily ConoverApril 2, 2018
Animals
The truth about animals isn’t always pretty

By Erika EngelhauptApril 1, 2018
Science & Society
How past disasters can help us prepare for the future

By Kyle PlantzMarch 25, 2018