The most popular science & technology books of 2026

These books explore discovery and invention and how they change us. Laboratories, space stations and start-ups provide the settings, and the questions are about progress, responsibility and what we might become. Novels and true stories of breakthroughs both belong here. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Cover of Young Discoverers True Tales of Kids Who Made Incredible Discoveries

Young Discoverers True Tales of Kids Who Made Incredible Discoveries

Stephen Davies

Published 2026

80 pages

Cover of The Incredible Discoveries of Marie Curie Big Ideas for Curious Minds

The Incredible Discoveries of Marie Curie Big Ideas for Curious Minds

Alex Woolf

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Where the Earth Meets the Sky

Where the Earth Meets the Sky

Louise K. Blight

Published 2026

320 pages

Cover of Child Influencers How Children Become Entangled with Social Media Fame

Child Influencers How Children Become Entangled with Social Media Fame

Crystal Abidin

Published 2026

160 pages

Cover of Fever Year The Killer Flu of 1918

Fever Year The Killer Flu of 1918

Don Brown

Published 2026

96 pages

Cover of Alien Taskforce

Alien Taskforce

AMBER. GROSJEAN

Published 2026

278 pages

Cover of Dark Days An Alien Invasion Opera

Dark Days An Alien Invasion Opera

M. J. Caan

Published 2026

336 pages

Cover of Fleet Commander

Fleet Commander

Theo Mann

Published 2026

233 pages

Cover of Vengeance

Vengeance

Tana Stone

Published 2026

312 pages

Cover of Warship

Warship

Joshua Dalzelle

Published 2026

320 pages

Cover of Evolutionary Genomics Methods and Protocols

Evolutionary Genomics Methods and Protocols

Gustavo Caetano-Anollés

Published 2026

200 pages

Cover of Stick Dog Meets Poo-Poo

Stick Dog Meets Poo-Poo

Tom Watson

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of Change Is in the Air

Change Is in the Air

Rebecca Donnelly

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of The Coffin of Honey

The Coffin of Honey

Geoffrey D. Morrison

Published 2026

350 pages

Cover of Molecular Robotics II Toward Chemical AI

Molecular Robotics II Toward Chemical AI

Akinori Kuzuya, Satoshi Murata, Taro Toyota, Shin-ichiro Nomura, Takashi Nakakuki

Published 2026

418 pages

Cover of Columbus Day A Military Sci-Fi Adventure

Columbus Day A Military Sci-Fi Adventure

Craig Alanson

Published 2026

352 pages

Cover of Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing in a Networked World

Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing in a Networked World

Hyunsun Yoon, Zizheng Yu

Published 2026

320 pages

Cover of Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia

Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia

Scott Cawthon

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of 12 Unsung Heroes of Technology

12 Unsung Heroes of Technology

Vicki C. Hayes

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of Psychology and Social Media

Psychology and Social Media

Ciarán Mc Mahon

Published 2026

256 pages

Cover of Nutritional Epigenomics

Nutritional Epigenomics

Published 2026

504 pages

Cover of Fibrous Proteins

Fibrous Proteins

David A.D. Parry, Pradeep K. Luther

Published 2026

583 pages

Cover of The Scientist As Rebel Revised Edition

The Scientist As Rebel Revised Edition

Freeman Dyson

Published 2026

464 pages

Cover of Jacaranda Geography Alive 10 Victorian Curriculum, 3e learnON and Print

Jacaranda Geography Alive 10 Victorian Curriculum, 3e learnON and Print

Jill Price, Cathy Bedson, Kingsley Head, Denise Miles, Alex Scott, Jane Wilson

Published 2026

304 pages

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