Conan O’Brien created a new Leonardo DiCaprio meme during the opening moments of the 2026 Oscars. The brief onstage joke ...

More than 20 percent of Americans express little or no confidence in scientists to “act in the best interests of the public,” according to Pew’s latest polling. Just 13 percent gave that answer in ...

Were the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show bushes actual people? Yes, they were, and they're now a sensational meme. The Super Bowl halftime show was everything we could have hoped for, including ...

The St. Louis Science Center is making some big changes. One month ago today, the Saint Louis Science Center convened a meeting of staff assigned to its Community Science program—and then informed all ...

If you’re human, you’ve probably hollered a curse word or two (or three) when barking your shin on a table edge or hitting your thumb with a hammer. Perhaps you’ve noticed that this seems to lessen ...

Researchers reviewed existing evidence on whether mouthwash with garlic extract could be a viable alternative for the current golden standard. Reading time 2 minutes It turns out that in addition to ...

The battle of the sexes just got stinkier. On average, humans fart up to 23 times a day, but not all of those toots are created equal. Research shows that women’s gas smells worse than men’s, and ...

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Something unusual happened this week. Instead of another fight between hemp, licensed cannabis, and the legacy world, a group of long-time organizers stepped forward with a call for unity. They call ...

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 ...