New distractions and diversions are precipitously driving down the share of young people who are reading for pleasure.

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, ...

Austin’s next chapter is about maturity, momentum, and strategic growth. With global investment flowing in and homegrown ...

The Jackson School of Geosciences started a new program where members will research sustainability and data centers, ...

Funding for science is more than just the amount of money. To a large extent, the organizations that fund research set the agenda, and different funders have different priorities. It can also be hard ...

Alcohol doesn’t just damage the liver — it locks its cells in a strange “in-between” state that prevents them from healing. Even after someone quits drinking, liver cells often get stuck, unable to ...

Ella Al-Shamahi is the host of “Human,” premiering on PBS this month. As an 18-year-old Muslim missionary, I enrolled at University College London intent on destroying the theory of evolution. Today, ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft are back in Florida in ...

Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving actors who played a Munchkin in the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz,” has died, according to her daughter Annette Phillips. She was 94. Binder auditioned ...

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 ...

A Palestinian student stands on her best friend's balcony, before the war in Gaza began. - Photo shared with CNN by student A 22-year-old Palestinian student planned to be in the US this month, ...

A 22-year-old Palestinian student planned to be in the US this month, preparing her dorm room ahead of starting her first semester at an American university. Instead, she is still in Gaza, desperately ...