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Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist announced © Steven Pocock

Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist announced

The 7 habits of truly successful people © Getty Images

Everyday science

The seven habits of truly successful people

James Clerk Maxwell: the most important physicist you haven't heard of © SSPL/Getty Images

Everyday science

James Clerk Maxwell: the most important physicist you probably haven’t heard of

Cosmic spacequakes and the incredible energy building elements © Getty Images

Cosmic spacequakes and their heavy metal energy

Animal motion and the soft robots of the future © Getty Images

Future Technology

Animal motion and the soft robots of the future

Far from being just a game, chess has always been a part of me © Getty Images

Future Technology

Far from being just a game, chess has always been a part of me

The science of happiness: six books to brighten up your January © Getty Images

The science of happiness: six books to brighten up your January

Dark energy is hiding in our Universe - here's how we'll find it © NASA

Dark energy is hiding in our Universe – here’s how we’ll find it

Four ways to reduce your impact on air pollution © Getty Images

Four ways you can help tackle air pollution

16 of the best science books from 2018

Everyday science

16 of the best science books from 2018

Are you smart enough to be an ISS astronaut? (Tim Peake © ESA/NASA)

Are you smart enough to be an ISS astronaut?

True or Poo? by Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti is available now (£9.99, Quercus)

Can you separate the truth from the poop in these animal facts?

Professor Stephen Hawking, British theoretical physicist. Photographed at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge © Eleanor Bentall/Corbis via Getty Images

Can you solve these deviously difficult Stephen Hawking-inspired questions?

The wolf pack: sharp teeth and strong family units © Getty Images

The wolf pack: sharp teeth and strong family units