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Authors of fiction, poetry and nonfiction receive $10,000 prizes for blending art and science

Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary blends of art and science.

NEW YORK (AP) — Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary blends of art and science. “These gifted storytellers shine a scientific and poetic light on the beauties and terrors of nature and what they reveal to us about our deepest selves and our existence on this planet.” The Sloan Foundation has a long history of supporting books on science, notably Kai Bird’s and Martin J. Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winner “American Prometheus,” the basis for the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer,” and Margot Lee Shetterly’s “Hidden Figures,” adapted into an acclaimed movie of the same name.

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