A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be ...

Emergency measure to address skyrocketing costs for petrochemical feedstock affected by escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Harvard University is offering free online courses for learners in artificial intelligence, data science, and programming.

GE Aerospace’s carbon fiber composites, first introduced on the GE90 in 1995, now underpin the case and fan blade design of ...

In khadi, Gandhi came closest to finding such a science and his ideal practitioner ~ the satyagrahi scientist, Maganlal Gandhi.

Scientists once thought illness was caused by “miasmas,” foul vapors that drifted through the air. For centuries, they were certain that the sun rotated around the Earth. Until the 1950s, they ...

After losing an hour of shut-eye thanks to daylight saving time, sleep is on many people’s minds today. The day after we “spring forward,” people are significantly more tired—and cranky—due to that ...

In November, scientists arrived at the South Pole in planes outfitted with skis to pull off a construction project seven years in the making. They had a short summer window — November to early ...

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 ...

As the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway in Italy this week, Eli Lilly—a partner of both Team USA and the Milan Cortina Games as a whole—is rolling out a new corporate campaign inspired by the event.

Noubar Afeyan is founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering. He is also cofounder and board chair of Moderna. Massachusetts has long been a hotbed for innovation. Rebellious ideas — channeled through the ...

This project is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through Grant GBMF10224, and the National Science Foundation under Grant GBMF10224 to the National Academy of Sciences. Any ...