Food is something every single person on the planet deals with multiple times a day. We eat, we taste, we crave, we feel full. Seems simple enough, right? Except it really isn't. Beneath every bite ...

While many of my readers are philosophers, or have at least studied philosophy for a while at university, many are not. So I was reluctant to get into metaphysical debates within philosophy, fearing ...

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

The physics preceptor sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss New York City, interdisciplinarity, and the origins of math.

Scientists have uncovered incredible truths about the universe, yet some mysteries still refuse to show us an explanation. From strange phenomena to baffling discoveries in nature, there are moments ...

Throughout the final season of Stranger Things, fans kept circling back to the same refrain: "It makes sense if you've seen the play." That play is Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the ...

As kids, many of us are told that if we go outside with wet hair, we’ll catch a cold. And as adults, we might spend an extra few minutes drying our hair before stepping out. Many tall buildings in ...

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 ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

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 ...