Randall Munroe
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2026
A collection of twenty pieces that represent the best science and nature writing published the previous year and explores our ever-changing world.
The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected--and most popular--of its kind.
This year's Best American Science and Nature Writing complies twenty pieces that represent the best writing in the genre published the previous year.