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The best new popular science books of September 2026
Dive into new titles from major names including Carlo Rovelli, Maggie Aderin, Xand van Tulleken and Jim Al-Khalili, as well as a new biography of Stephen Hawking
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Matt Haig plays with the idea that time isn鈥檛 experienced evenly
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The legendary snow leopard comes up against harsh realities in remarkable book
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Ambitious sci-fi novel imagines a universe where time flows backwards
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Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big at a casino
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The best new science-fiction books of September 2026
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‘Thinking about the edges of space-time can help build a better world’
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Can the Greek muses of ancient myth explain modern society?
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Our verdict on The Dog Stars: A mixed response to this grim future
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Want to know everything about time? Read Jim Al-Khalili’s new book
If you want a thorough examination of time, then the excellent 鈥� and extremely meaty 鈥� book On Time is for you, says Joshua Howgego
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The quest to save the bananas we love so much makes scary reading
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Can ‘quantum musical agents’ really make a melody better?
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The Dog Stars author Peter Heller on how he wrote about the end of the world
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A wolf鈥檚 1000-mile quest makes for epic and empathetic reading
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