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.

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The Catalyst
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The Catalyst

Andrea Goyan

Published 2026

430 pages

Grounding Digitalization
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Grounding Digitalization

Regula Valérie Burri, Hanna Göbel, Inga Reimers

Published 2026

277 pages

Eugenie Clark
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Eugenie Clark

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Published 2026

32 pages

I Am Light
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I Am Light

Henry Herz

Published 2026

40 pages