Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work.

Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny
Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution
Humanish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize
Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth
The Last Extinction: The Real Science Behind the Death of the Dinosaurs
Seven Rivers: A Journey Through the Currents of Human History
Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race
Tuck Me In
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life
  • The Complete Folk Herbal by Rebecca Beyer
    The Complete Folk Herbal: An Illustrated Guide to Natural Remedies and Everyday Healing

    Release date: Oct 07, 2025
    A definitive, beautifully illustrated guide to the rich folklore, history, and utility of wild herbs that are readily available across North America.

    T
    ...more
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 25 copies available, 4799 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Sep 19 - Oct 06, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Super Book of Gems by Super Smalls
    Super Book of Gems: Birthstone Magic, Science, Facts, and Fun

    Release date: Oct 14, 2025
    Enter to win a copy of SUPER SMALLS BOOK OF GEMS!
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 10 copies available, 2568 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Sep 16 - Oct 07, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • The Grand Cosmic Story by Ethan Siegel
    The Grand Cosmic Story: An Illustrated Timeline 13.8 Billion Years and Beyond

    Release date: Oct 07, 2025
    Win 1 of 20 copies of the beautifully illustrated space art book, The Grand Cosmic Story! Good luck.
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 20 copies available, 4826 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Sep 15 - Oct 07, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Abundance
    The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
    Playground
    No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
    Elon Musk
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
    Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
    Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
    The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
    Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
    1,185 books — 943 voters

    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
    1,832 books — 3,586 voters
    I, Robot by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
    Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
    396 books — 643 voters

    Hopebreaker by Dean F. WilsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSoulless by Gail Carriger
    Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
    313 books — 419 voters
    Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Host by Stephenie MeyerDelirium by Lauren Oliver
    Best Books About Nanotechnology
    182 books — 660 voters

    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History

    Related News

    The temperatures are dropping, the days are getting shorter, and the fall book season is nearly upon us. (If you’re reading from the southern...
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions--as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all.
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    Carl Sagan
    Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
    Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

    More quotes...
    এই গ্রুপ্টটি মূলত ব্যাঙের ছাতা বিজ্ঞান বই গ্রুপের ভলিন্টিয়ার মেম্বারদের জন্য। কিন্তু অন্যরাও জয়ে…more
    6 members, last active 6 months ago
    readerjam readerjam is an inclusive book club for teens who love to read and are interested in science! we…more
    5 members, last active 6 months ago
    ❀Hiii everyone❀ This group is for anyone interested in many types of literature, but also music …more
    2 members, last active 5 months ago
    The History Book Club "Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club i…more
    25,518 members, last active an hour ago

    Tags

    Tags contributing to this page include: science, sciences, scientific, and scienza