Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a ...

Picture two materials sandwiched together. The boundary between them may appear flat, but, in reality, it is full of tiny ...

Seoul researchers built an artificial muscle that changes shape, self-heals and can be reused for future robots.

Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...

Life behind palace walls remains one of the monarchy’s most enduring enigmas, steeped in centuries of precedent. As a result, the plans surrounding the House of Windsor tend to emerge gradually, and ...

President Trump argued the U.S. benefits when oil prices go up on Thursday amid growing concerns over the impact of Washington’s operation in Iran on energy costs. “The United States is the largest ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Anthropic, the maker of Claude, wants to ...

Why does “bouba” sound round and “kiki” sound spiky? This intuition that ties certain sounds to shapes is oddly reliable all over the world. For at least a century scientists have considered this ...

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 ...

Work hard in the gym, stay cool under pressure. The benefits of exercise have long been recognized, from improved heart health and lower risk of cancer to some surprising side effects. One more bonus ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. People are increasingly focused on how to live well—not ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...