The Ten Best Science Books of 2020

by Smithsonian Magazine
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10 books
When it came to science news this year, our feeds were filled with discoveries and studies, many of them about Covid-19. Those stories, often about potential vaccines and transmission rates, but also about space travel and forest fires, certainly demanded attention.
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The Book of Eels

Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
Patrik Svensson, 2020

All We Can Save

Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, 2020

Hidden Valley Road

Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker, 2020

Owls of the Eastern Ice

A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
Jonathan C. Slaght, 2020

Nerve

Adventures in the Science of Fear
Eva Holland, 2020

Clean: The New Science of Skin

James Hamblin, 2020

The Human Cosmos

A Secret History of the Stars
Jo Marchant, 2020

Waste

One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret
Catherine Coleman Flowers, 2020

Why Fish Don't Exist

A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, 2020

The Alchemy of Us

How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
Ainissa Ramirez, 2020