The big idea: why we should take teenage love more seriously
Adolescent passions shape our future selves, and can be every bit as powerful – and perilous – as adult relationships
‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance
Her last book sold 2m copies. Now the Native American ecologist is taking on capitalism. She talks about how the ‘gift economy’ could heal divisions across the US
The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel review – the great scientist who created her own school
A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate reveals her impact on the women she mentored and set on the path to prominence
The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’
Richard Scolyer was one of the world’s leading melanoma researchers when he was struck with a brain tumour. Facing likely death, his team made him a guinea pig for his own medicine
Winner of Royal Society Trivedi science book prize assesses whether humans really could colonise Mars
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s book overturns Elon Musk’s claim that we could live on the red planet within years while stressing the good reasons to pursue space settlement
Ralph Jackson obituary
Archaeologist, curator at the British Museum and leading expert in the field of Greco-Roman medicine
Psychedelic Outlaws by Joanna Kempner review – a compelling case for the use of magic mushrooms in pain relief
The US sociologist’s study of psychoactive fungi to treat little-known medical conditions such as cluster headaches is well researched and wide ranging
‘It was to make bank managers less uptight’: the toy that put Newton’s law on executive desks
The eccentric British design firm behind Ballrace, the bestselling shiny 1970s Newton’s cradle, is celebrated in a new book
‘Appreciate winter for what it is, without wishing it were something different’: psychologist Kari Leibowitz on beating the seasonal blues
The researcher spent 10 years studying how attitude affects mood and behaviour, and her new book shares ways in which we can learn to value the colder months
The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel review – lessons in chemistry
An artful account of a scientific genius and her female disciples leaves Marie Curie’s inner life an enigma
‘Elephants show immense interest in corpses’: Susana Monsó, the philosopher examining what animals know about death
Do other species understand that life ends? Do they mourn and even bury their dead? The Spanish academic and writer is looking for answers
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller review – a marvel of narrative non fiction
This genre-defying journey into the science of classification weaves memoir and history in shimmering prose
‘Baby brain’? ‘Fussy eater’? By dispelling such myths, science is taking the shame out of parenting
Most childcare advice is simply opinion; research based on data and evidence is the liberation we need, says author Lucy Jones
The big idea: how to use your senses to help beat depression
Our research suggests that it’s not sadness per se that leads to poor mental health, but shutting down input from the body. ‘Sense foraging’ offers a way out of the trap
‘Death isn’t necessarily always sad’: the pathologist taking the French book charts by storm
Philippe Boxho’s macabre true stories are approaching 1m copies sold and shedding light on a ‘misunderstood’ job