Opinion thrives on confidence. Evidence thrives on proof. This list brings together science-backed books that dismantle popular beliefs, challenge lazy thinking, and replace certainty with research.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. An entertaining and thought-provoking overview of the rise and ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you novels with great world-building, our latest reviews, gripping dystopian reads, books with “The Last of Us” vibes, the essential Octavia E.

A decades-long cultural phenomenon is revisited in the “The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the Century America” by science writer David Baron. He explores how a ...