The symbiotic relationship between the federal government and our universities — one that has delivered so much for America, ...

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Researchers have for the first time created a reconfigurable polariton 2D quasicrystal. The team from the Skolkovo Institute ...

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From frozen pizza to lactose-free milk, food processing takes many forms. Here’s how to tell when it’s helping or hurting us.

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly insisted he is not a "communist" when asked by reporters despite a history of promoting communist ideology which has prompted ...

Independents are so hot right now — and will be for the foreseeable future. According to a major survey commissioned by CNN, nearly half of all Americans — 44% — call themselves independents while ...

A new study reveals that much of the confidence people have in the health benefits of supplements might not come from science, but from clever wording on labels. Phrases like “boosts brain function” ...

With more humans venturing to space, there is urgency to improving the framework for criminal activity. Competing and overlapping claims of jurisdiction risk criminal acts going unpunished in 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 ...

Labels on food are confusing for all kinds of reasons. Here’s what they mean. By Christina Couch When you open your fridge, how often do you check the dates on your food? The yogurt container says ...

It sounds like a joke, or a bad episode of Black Mirror. A band of four guys with shaggy hair released two albums' worth of generic psych-rock songs back-to-back. The songs ended up on Spotify users' ...