Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.

For decades, boosting photosynthesis in crops has been viewed as a scientific holy grail. Yet photosynthesis does not operate ...

Bill Nye built a rare kind of celebrity, the sort that turned lab goggles and goofy skits into a gateway to real scientific ...

The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

Ten great stories about 10 forgotten female scientists that we hope will inspire middle school readers to pursue their own ...

From animal rivals to Jane Goodall's last thoughts, enjoy 2025's best science documentaries, says our TV columnist Bethan ...

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 ...