Nic Fleming is a science writer in Bristol, UK. “Latest: 8,300 students killed. 12 universities hit,” reads a news ticker at the bottom of the screen. “Authorities are still struggling to make sense ...

Drones turned battlefields into networks of cheap flying sensors and precision weapons, forcing armies to rethink everything from armor to air defense. Now two emerging systems, high-energy lasers and ...

This episode unpacks how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield. Michael Horowitz, Richard Perry professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

For most of the past decade, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon crew hunting a submarine had one realistic option: fly low enough and ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs The ...

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 ...