Christoph Irmscher’s review of “The Shape of Wonder” (“Loving Their Lab Lives,” Bookshelf, Sept. 3) recalls an old observation: “A physicist needs a wife and a mistress. He can tell his wife he’s with ...

A young immigrant woman falls for a troubled U.S. soldier in this sensitive and sweetly melancholic drama. Sebiye Behtiyar, left, with Fred Hechinger in “Preparation for the Next Life.” By Jeannette ...

Our reporter hits the treadmill to understand how scientists study extreme heat. Our reporter hits the treadmill to understand how scientists study extreme heat. A heat lamp at the University of ...

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 ...

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory didn’t need to go too far to snag its next director. The national lab that oversees $1.6 billion in research and employs more than 6,000 in the Tri-Cities ...

Tragic that Liz Hurley is dead. But there's one consolation for boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus. As an actress, she's so wooden he won't need to have her cremated. He can just use her for firewood. The star ...

Texas has officially outlawed the sale of lab-grown meat in stores and restaurants, becoming the seventh state to enact such a ban since the federal government authorized the products in 2023. The ban ...

The company just completed its Neutron launch pad, signaling progress toward a full launch for its heavy-lift rocket. Rocket Lab's $22 billion valuation appears stretched against its $500 million in ...

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The Lone Star State has officially outlawed lab-grown meat in its stores and restaurants. Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 261, which took effect Sept. 1, banning the sale of cell-cultured meat in ...

Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock is trading lower Wednesday, despite a lack of company-specific news for the session. The decline follows a multi-day surge that was fueled by a series of positive ...

Meta's CFO, Susan Li, has confirmed the existence of TBD Lab, a new research unit focused on developing next-generation foundation models. Comprising a small team of researchers and engineers, TBD Lab ...