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 ...

OF course George Bush is a lame duck. His poll numbers are dreadful, a hostile Democratic leadership runs Congress and core advisers like Karl Rove are checking out. But any president — even one this ...

Everybody’s heard a duck quack before, but have you ever heard one quack for 30 seconds straight? Cheese and Quackers recently shared an adorable video of their duck, Oatmeal, quacking nonstop, and we ...

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There is an old wives’ tale that a duck’s quack has no echo. This has been proven not to be true in what can only be described as the best duck experiment ever. But the rumor has a basis in truth.