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From AI to bigfoot, aliens, and climate change, dive into a variety of intriguing science and technology books. Learn about the planet in Is a River Alive?, a philosophical meditatoin on ecology, language and the spiritual dimensions of rivers, Just Visiting This Planet, a humorous scientific adventure that illuminates our universe and humanity's place within it, and Cloud Warriors, a gripping look at how we predict extreme weather in an age of escalating climate chaos. For a look into the medical world, Everything Is Tuberculosis reveals how the disease has shaped societies, science and global health for centuries. You can learn about the biology of muscles in On Muscle, or the way the brain works in Mind Electric. On the technology side, Empire of AI is an inside chronicle of OpenAI's meteoric rise, Superagency is a roadmap for building a human-centered AI future, and Superbloom is a provacative critique of the digital age. For a funny look into paranormal investigations, Ghost Lab attempts to determine what's real and what's fabricated from psychics, alien abductees, witches, mediums, ghost hunters and more.

Best Science & Technology Books of 2025

Cloud Warriors by Thomas E. Weber
Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
Frostlines by Neil Shea
The Ghost Lab by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Mind Electric by Pria Anand
On Muscle by Bonnie Tsui
Proof by Adam Kucharski
Replaceable You by Mary Roach
Superagency by Reid Hoffman
Superbloom by Nicholas Carr
When It All Burns by Jordan Thomas