The 10 best fiction books of 2025, explore far-off planets, future climate catastrophes and more.

The 10 best nonfiction books of 2025, from the history of replaceable body parts to our AI future.

When the Moon Hits Your Eye shows up on this list from @sciam.bsky.social, which absolutely delights me, come see what else made the list www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

THE FOOTBALL is in the @sciam.bsky.social best-of books list! @dodecalemma.bsky.social calls it "a fascinating mathematical and physical microhistory of soccer balls... World Cup match balls in particular." Thanks, Emma R Hasson (love your bsky handle) and SciAm! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, "a fascinating tour of the environmental history of the inner solar system," is a @sciam.bsky.social favorite book of the year. Check out the other books (both nonfiction and fiction) on the list! #Space #EnvHist #History www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, best-of book list time! At @sciam.bsky.social we do a fun spin, highlighting a ton of books individual staffers read this year and loved, and it's always a pleasure to contribute. Check out this year's list (with lots of entries from yours truly): 📚💙

My book, REEFS OF TIME, is in the @sciam.bsky.social best-of books list! Hooray! @jenchristiansen.com calls it "a love letter to past, present and future coral reefs." 📚💙 And the list is full of intriguing books that I hope to read in 2026. Thanks, SciAm staffers! @princetonupress.bsky.social

Im smart enough to read about science and smart enough to have loved @maris.bsky.social book I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN 🤘📚🧪

So astonished to be on this great list. Thanks, @sciam.bsky.social and @breezybrik.bsky.social! www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

After weeks of striking and picketing, The SunTrapp's owner locked the bar's doors in October. The owner announced she plans to reopen the bar soon — after voluntarily recognizing the employee's unionizing effort.

"Influenza is no joke." Here's what we know so far about this coming flu season. It's not too late to vaccinate 💉 @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Tonight's the night 🥰 Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to find out some freaky facts to share with your family over the holidays & hear about some books that have inspired and surprised us at @sciam.bsky.social this year!

Every time I'm reminded that Octavia Butler was dyslexic I get emotional all over again 🥲 💜

Come hangout with me this Thursday at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn to talk about gay animals, huge trees, what Greek literature tells us about climate change and being pissed off about stuff!! RSVP link below 😇 get there early for a seat 😘

Please do yourselves a favor and listen to these birds mimic R2-D2. (And learn something about how some species are able to do it better than others!) (by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)

Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩 📚 RSVP here 🆓 greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...

For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...

In @sciam.bsky.social December issue @bethgardiner.bsky.social shows readers why Big Oil is so interested in Big Plastic 🧪 📚 If you're looking for more to read on plastic, power and pollution check out why I recommend these 5 books www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...

True nightmare fuel: Scientists just confirmed the first known death from a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite. The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites. www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...

I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords. But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪 By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social

The headlines were staggering but there is much more to the story of the Chicago apartment building raid than the Trump administration led the public to believe. Read this story by @propublica.org:

Ran to the office to grab a mic for some awesome interviews lined up this week and next 🤩 get excited, stay tuned!

A company in China has proposed a 50-MW twin-headed turbine. If it materializes, it will be a huge leap in generation from a single turbine. (by You Xiaoying for @sciam.bsky.social) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

🚨 BREAKING: Canada has lost its measles-free status after a year of continuous transmission — meaning the Americas region is no longer measles-free. What does this mean? My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪

Congratulations to meeeee 😇 I had to miss bookclub this month but they picked a book for next month that’s been on my TBR like all year

I love writing, coloring even doodling all over the pages of my favorite books but some think of it as "ruining" books 😜 loved this @mentalflosss.bsky.social piece about extra-illustrating www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...

Come hangout with me at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Nov 20th 7:30pm to see some books @sciam.bsky.social staff have loved reading this year! These books expanded our thinking and challenged our assumptions in the best way possible 🤩 📚 RSVP here 🆓 greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-1...

Clinicians are noticing a steady climb in diagnoses of ARFID, a type of eating disorder that presents as a food avoidance so persistent and pervasive it can cause severe malnutrition in kids and adults. More @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

Ok I'll say it: the readers on etsy need to calm tf down

here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Are there any military sci-fi readers in the chat? I have questions 🫣 fivebooks.com/best-books/t...

hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back! Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary. Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest! #MundaneHalloween

several people have emailed us to say that the sudden shut down of a giant book distributor is making public libraries scramble for books www.404media.co/libraries-sc...

SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps. www.wired.com/story/disinf...

Did Dark Matter Help Supersize the Universe? www.scientificamerican.com/article/did-...

Get a sneak peek at some of @sciam.bsky.social favorite books of the year on November 20th 7:30pm ET at @greenlightpod.bsky.social 📚 🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...

New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not www.404media.co/how-to-disab...

NEW: Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of spontaneous counter- protesters. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...

I’m influencing your bookshelf over on TikTok 📚 but enough about me, what are you reading this week? www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMm4fGem/

We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.

Coffee, a chill in the air, and Take To The Trees by Marguerite Holloway 🏕️

TikTok and Instagram readers FTW! Annotating your books is cool and Science™️ agrees! Also, shout out to Copy Dept. for letting me sneak a #GirlmoreGirls reference in here 😉📚 www.scientificamerican.com/article/go-a...

I’m influencing your bookshelf over on TikTok 📚 but enough about me, what are you reading this week? www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMm4fGem/

My mug + favorite new mug from @goodshirts.bsky.social 📊

If you’ve read When the Earth Was Green, you know it’s dedicated to Jet. He has a cameo in the conclusion, too, during our visit to Pando. That was two years ago today. 🌳

Find out some of @sciam.bsky.social favorite books of the year ft. giant trees, political awakenings, how gay animals are and how to feel about all of this 😜 November 20th 7:30pm ET at @greenlightpod.bsky.social 📚 🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...

Find out some of @sciam.bsky.social favorite books of the year ft. giant trees, political awakenings, how gay animals are and how to feel about all of this 😜 November 20th 7:30pm ET at @greenlightpod.bsky.social 📚 🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...

Get a sneak peek at some of @sciam.bsky.social favorite books of the year on November 20th 7:30pm ET at @greenlightpod.bsky.social 📚 🆓 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-scient...