Sorbitol, a popular sugar-free sweetener, may not be as harmless as its label suggests. Researchers found it can be turned into fructose in the liver, triggering effects similar to regular sugar. Gut ...

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 ...

The AEIOU Foundation is sponsoring 150 free science shows through Mad Science of Central Oklahoma, bringing hands-on STEM education to underserved schools across the state. The AEIOU Foundation is ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

Australia is generating so much solar power that it’s now giving it out for free. As The Guardian reports, residents in three of the country’s states — New South Wales, south-east Queensland, and ...

While recent warm weather across the Las Vegas Valley ushered in the start of the outdoor swimming season, it also initiated a renewed push by Clark County officials to promote drowning prevention ...

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition, announced last week that it had shut down the popular illegal sports streaming site “Streameast.” Millions of ...

Free admission on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept. 25. Reservations are required. Admission is always free for Chicago teens under the age of 18, all children under age 14, Link and WIC ...

Morningstar’s Christine Benz explores the keys to a healthy, happy, and wealthy retirement in her new book and podcast series. Christine Benz asks the retirement questions that we are all ...

Swim South Florida: Free swim class options are available for residents of Miami-Dade County BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies ...

The Trump administration has unleashed a tsunami of budget cuts to federal science programs. Mass firings have taken place at both the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of ...

SAN DIEGO — When 9-year-old Bryson showed up to an Outdoor Afro event, the pool was full of children laughing and swimming, but Bryson stood back and stayed dry, unable to join the children splashing ...