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From a scientific take on screen time to nuclear war, a look at why we age to the future of our oceans, our writers pick their favourite popular science books of the year
By Alison Flood
Intense: Find a quiet spot and expand your mind with these inspiring books
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The Burning Earth by Sunil Amrith
This year hasn’t been a great one for the environment, so a book about the long history of environmental damage may be a hard sell. However, this isn’t just a litany of woe. It unpicks the ways environmental harms have been driven by social systems and individual mentalities. In doing so, it points the way to a better society: one that no longer wages war on nature. Michael Marshall
Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle
Earlier this year, I…
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