No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it ...

while Aristotle is cast as the world’s first scientist and the founding father of biology. As the title of Leroi’s latest book, The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science, suggests, Aristotle is Leroi ...

It’s an idea, Mr. Olofsson tells us, that comes from antiquity. Aristotle didn’t think much of our sense of smell, and even suggested it was the domain of women—by which he meant deeply ...

After all, as Mr. Tonelli suggests in the subtitle to his book, matter is a “magnificent ... forming all substances. Aristotle rejected the theory, asking, for instance, why it should be ...

A new year means new books to look forward to, and 2025 already promises a bounty — from the first volume of Bill Gates’s memoirs to a new novel by the reigning Nobel laureate, Han Kang ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

(What? Just me?) There’s no such thing as an excess of good books, but the roster of forthcoming publications is certainly staggering. Fiction lovers have much to look forward to, with incoming ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A new study has highlighted the potential of resveratrol, a natural compound found in grapes, blueberries, and raspberries, to enhance female fertility. The systematic review ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...