• The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
  • The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen
  • The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg
  • The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way by Roma Agrawal
  • The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - Taking Flight: The Evolutionary Story of Life on the Wing by Lev Parikian
  • The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize - The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike

The Best Science Books of 2023: The Royal Society Book Prize, recommended by Rebecca Henry

The Royal Society, set up in the 1660s, is a fellowship of some of the world’s most eminent scientists. It also has an annual book prize, celebrating the best popular science writing. Neuroscientist Rebecca Henry, one of this year’s judges, talks us through the fabulous books that made the 2023 shortlist—and explains how good science writing can change the way you see the world around you.