Researchers have completed the first-ever activity map of a mammalian brain in a groundbreaking duo of studies, and it has rewritten scientists' understanding of how decisions are made. The project, ...

Writing is hard. Writing books is harder. So as a mere plebeian author interviewing Dan Brown for the first time, I needed to know: After you’ve sold 200 million books, does it get any easier? “It’s ...

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April is said to be the cruellest month, as the poem goes, “mixing memory with desire”. And this is oddly reflected in some of the non-fiction books we’ve rounded up for you this month. There’s the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie ...