Most of us look forward to the fireworks on the Fourth of July. But did you ever wonder how the chemists create those colors ...

Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it ...

Inside This Report Unresolved UAP cases are not proof of extraterrestrial technology. Without public guardrails, deadlines, and accountability, the inquiry could become another permanent government ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

A group of University of Minnesota researchers have just effectively created something like life. It’s an artificial cell named after a potato. “This is likely the most exciting project I’ve ever ...

With multiple screens in the home and an always-on work culture, connecting and staying present with children can be a mounting struggle for parents. But Western professor David Green, an expert in ...

With many in the Trump administration pushing an anti-vaccine agenda, declining measles vaccination rates have forced scientists to reinvigorate the hunt for a drug that could fight the virus. While ...

Planetary engineering becomes the focus of this science explainer, showing how future technology could help manage Earth’s volcanoes, climate, oceans, ice sheets, energy systems, and space ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, working with 15 collaborators around the world, has conducted the most ...

Amid the many attention-grabbing headlines of 2026, there is a recent one that may have flown under the radar but shouldn't have. On April 24, the White House dismissed the entire 22-person board that ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...