Missouri professor goes viral after student's video of magic trick Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine take a look at the current NBA MVP favorites. If you're a Harry Potter fan, you've got to know this fun ...

There's always a lot of chatter on social media about " magic cakes. " One seemingly impossible cake is mixed in one bowl but ends up in three layers after it's baked—as if some magic happens once ...

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. But whether you’re a skeptic like me or you diligently make one or more resolutions each year, getting on a streak can help you reach whatever goal you set.

Scientists discovered “magic” top quarks at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, demonstrating how the facility has evolved to support quantum computing research. Researchers at ATLAS observed ...

Sometimes the coolest science experiments are also the simplest. With just a few basic components, this setup produces a surprisingly powerful effect. It looks like magic, but it’s all chemistry and ...

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 magician teaches magic tricks at home using science-based methods.

Scientists have cracked a key mystery behind spider silk’s legendary strength and flexibility. They discovered that tiny molecular interactions act like natural glue, holding silk proteins together as ...

Quantum computers struggle because their qubits are incredibly easy to disrupt, especially during calculations. A new experiment shows how to perform quantum operations while continuously fixing ...

Toss a coin into a fountain, and you know what will happen. Being denser than water, the metal sinks—ask any child. But new research has challenged centuries of certainty. A team at the University of ...

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine ...