It's hard to recall any scientific paper that has set off as much controversy as one that appeared in Nature nearly a decade ago. The paper was a significant step in our attempts to reconstruct ...

Symbols matter—especially symbols that cut through clutter and obfuscation, ones that convey a complex concept with irrefutable simplicity. Ask Michael E. Mann, the Pennsylvania State University ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Hockey sticks used to come one size fits all. If players wanted a better fit, it required lots of do it yourself, cutting, sanding, heating and bending the stick into a shape and size that fit them.

Michael E. Mann is a scientific researcher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten our World. On ...