The Best Australian Science Writing 2025 ed. Zoe Kean, Tegan Taylor

The Best Australian Science Writing 2025 ed. Zoe Kean, Tegan TaylorWhy do we like robots that act like humans? What kind of inner life does an insect have? And can exoplanets offer us a better home? The best science writing doesn't just answer questions, it cracks them open. It dissects them, probes them and solves their mysteries. It takes you on a journey of discovery. Science is a deeply human endeavour and the stories we tell about it can be powerful, life changing forces for good. They can show us the windblown

but is a love of books enough to halt the march of progress and time

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Although Sad is initially frightened

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and some camper who's gone missing

On holiday in Cornwall

Law graduate Elena is sinking just like the endangered city she's returned home to

Taking a fresh look at longstanding issues

as they use only small amounts of yarn and are relatively small in size

a boy who tells her a tragic story about a little girl who disappeared a couple of years ago

a holy bond