Scientists studying our planet have a pretty good idea of what goes on up here at the surface. Understanding what's going on deep underground or in the depths of the Earth's oceans is another matter ...

This is the kind of thing we forget. This is the kind of thing that, given all our distractions, our celeb obsessions and happy drugs and bothersome trifles like family and bills and war and health ...

Launched into space in 1977, NASA‘s Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object from Earth, currently residing 14 billion miles away from the planet. The spacecraft first reached interstellar ...

Certain desert dunes produce a deep, steady sound. This phenomenon occurs when dry sand slides down a dune's steep slope. Millions of grains move together, creating a low-frequency hum. This requires ...

Ever since we humans started learning more about outer space and the existence of other planets out there, we've imagined whether there is life somewhere else in the universe. But perhaps this recent ...

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