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.

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.

Francesc Mesquita works at the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, where he carries out research on aquatic invertebrates as indicators of water quality and evolutionary aspects.

Pilar Domingo Calap combines her Ramón y Cajal research work at I2SysBio, where she leads the «Environmental and Biomedical Virology» group, with teaching at the University of Valencia in the Department of Genetics.

We begin the series «Science spaces» by visiting Professor Concha Gómez Mena's laboratory at the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (CSIC-UPV), on the Vera campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.