Mètode monograph 120 explores recreational science as a playful way of popularising science and engaging the public's curiosity.

Volume 14 of this English-language publication brings together the monographs published in 2023 on topics as diverse as scientific and nature photography, dinosaurs, primates and storytelling in science.

As the year draws to a close, we at Mètode have compiled the ten most read articles of 2023. We hope you enjoy reading them and thank you for your continued support!

The new Metode monograph, coordinated by Bienvenido León, focuses on storytelling as a tool for science communication.

In this new Science Space, we visit the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, where Pau Carazo studies the evolution of behaviour and sexual selection.

Full Professor of Physics Pas García takes a gendered approach to her field, which involves the diffraction and polarisation of light. She points out that women in physics represent only around 20–22% of researchers.

We go to the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Valencia, where Isabel Cordero Carrión talks about her areas of research: applied mathematics and astrophysics, and her interest in gravitational waves.

Álvaro Conejos is a research technician at the Natural History Museum of the University of Valencia. His job is to look after the scientific collections.