Andrew Robinson
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The roots of astrology, the mysterious nature of time and more: Books in brief (opens the original)
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Seventeenth-century astronomers Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler were active astrologers. But in the Age of Enlightenment during the eighteenth century, astrology was relegated to a pseudoscience. Today, notes science writer Carlos Orsi in his engaging study of the relationship between astrology and science, astrologers âdo much better work on finding stars and planets to explain the past than on using them to foresee the futureâ. Yet astrology remains popular, with a growing global marke
Einstein the musician, AI prophets and more: Books in brief (opens the original)
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Marlene Zuk Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Evolutionary biologist Marlene Zukâs charming book begins with a night-time encounter with young raccoons (Procyon lotor) on the deck outside her bedroom in California. They were playing noisily with a hose â and when she tried to shoo them away, one stood up and raised its forelegs, as if inviting her to join in. Zuk calls them outsider animals: âcreatures that can intrude upon our livesâ but âthat donât need us to surviveâ. Also included a
The power of ignorance and peering into the Milky Way: Books in brief (opens the original)
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Smog and Sunshine Ann Carlson Univ. California Press (2026) From the 1940s to the 1990s, smoggy Los Angeles, California, had âstunningly unhealthy airâ, writes environmental lawyer Ann Carlson. Now, it is âremarkably cleanâ. Her powerful book details how scientists, lawyers and residents collaborated with public officials to reduce pollution, especially from vehicles, beginning with the stateâs first Clean Air Act in 1963. Today, however, air pollution is growing again as a result of w
Why pain hurts more when weâre lonely, and the myth of original sin: Books in brief (opens the original)
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Kathryn Paige Harden Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2026) Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Receive 52 print issues and online access Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02264-3 The author declares no competing interests. Assistant Professor - Marine Biology; dynamic marine biologist whose research advances understanding of marine organisms, habitats, &
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