Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

Best-selling books have bickered over the precise ratio—whether, say, 10,000 hours of practice trumps having the so-called ...

Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been available in the United States for more than two decades, yet a new ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Abstract: Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) with variable wheelbases are capable of traveling on deformable terrains and handling complex detection tasks. While the variable wheelbase length of WMR allows ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Abstract: This article proposes a pulse width modulation (PWM)-controlled variable inertance and variable damping device (VIVD) that allows for nearly continuous adjustment of the equivalent inertance ...

Feeling in control may be the key to conquering daily stress. Penn State researchers found that people were 62% more likely to resolve everyday hassles on days when they felt greater control. 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 ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time: Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a ...

Jinke Tang, a professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named director of the UW Science Institute. Tang has served as department head for the past eight ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...