For physics and cosmology I highly recommend Ethan Siegal. He write for Forbes Magazine, but has many older article freely available online.
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Be careful with Ethan Siegel; he is no longer a scientist who is actively doing science, and has been called out before (multiple times) by people who actually work in astronomy/astrophysics. Check out this saga for example: https://twitter.com/DudeDarkmatter/status/1022803635862949888
He also padded a huge percentage of his article on semi-relevant background information, as if he has a minimum word count that he has to hit for every article.
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I went on a physics kick a while back and read through a few of the modern classics. A few recommendations:
Iām sure Zukav gets some of the physics wrong, but this is more of a cultural touchstone that is worth a read. Itās Feynman meets Woodstock.
For a more straight laced approach to physics, some of Michio Kakuās books are enjoyable:
Thanks for the further responses all. My list is growing
Another vote for āYour Inner Fishā, āThe Selfish Geneā, and Carl Zimmer. Iāll also really enjoyed āGenomeā by Matt Ridley, but I read that in college circa 2005/06, so Iām not sure how it hold ups.