Marcus Chown’s The Magic Furnace is just out in paperback. “A beautifully
crafted book,” said our reviewer last year. If you want to gen up on what we
know about stars and atoms—and why those topics are firmly braided
together—pick up a copy. Published by Vintage, £7.99, ISBN
0099578018.
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Environment
How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962
Culture
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Culture
Humans
Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'
Culture
Comment
The best new popular science books of June 2026
Culture
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
2
Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
3
El Niño has started and the weather could get weird
4
What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?
5
Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
6
Why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally
7
Toy universe shows that time could be a quantum illusion
8
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years
9
The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
10
Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording
