When getting up from a squat feels like an extreme sport and you can throw your back out dancing in the shower, an honest ...

Bookshelves and blogs are full of advice about being happy. Philosophers have theorized for centuries about definitions of "happiness" and related terms. But we don't get very far in science before we ...

Children get annual checkups with a pediatrician to determine if they are thriving. This is done by assessing if their height and weight are progressing at expected rates. But how do we measure ...

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 ...

Space, as we all know, is big. In fact, it’s more than big; it’s vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big. But how big is that, exactly, and how do we go about assigning actual, quantifiable distances ...

How do we measure the size of a fire? By the number of firefighters and fire engines sent to fight against it. How do we measure the seriousness of a medical condition? By the amount of risk the ...