Albert Einstein, one of the most brilliant minds in history, revolutionised the world of physics with his theories of relativity, quantum insights, and visionary ideas about the universe. Born in 1879 ...

A lot of people write about what they see, but scientists have a uniquely effective way to observe the world and develop ...

From unexplained tools to mysterious migrations, early human history is filled with puzzles that continue to challenge archaeologists. These are five of the most enduring mysteries from humanity’s ...

Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger developed quantum theory’s wave equation, which describes quantum systems as waves that ...

Michael Pollan's widely anticipated new book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, brings his signature acumen and wit to one of science's essential mysteries. Along the way, he pursues ...

An international team combining two major neutrino experiments has uncovered stronger evidence that neutrinos and antimatter don’t behave as perfect mirror images. That subtle difference may hold the ...

New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs.

Jean-Luc Picard was surely one of the wisest men in the history of Star Trek. Remarkably, that’s likely because he was more true to the ideals of the Federation than the Federation itself, even within ...

Ten years ago, a discussion in Milan set a demanding project in motion. In a meeting between a biologist and a urologist, one question kept returning: why do so many bladder cancer patients face ...

Researchers dubbed one experiment involving a roughly one-foot-tall crystal "The Monolith" in honor of Stanley Kubrick's iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Aden Kahr Humans have long been fascinated ...

In the two and a half days since Donald Trump unleashed a new war in the Middle East, the President and his Administration have come up with an astonishing array of different, even contradictory, ...

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 ...