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 ...

Fluorescent colors are very popular and are widely used for many unique things. To date, this glow-in-the-dark pigment has been seen to be naturally occurring in many plants and animals, except for ...

Sometimes things are not as they seem in the animal kingdom. While there are many species that employ a method of mimicry to give them the appearance of another species – usually a harmless creature ...

As we exit this awesome month of August, the world of nature continues to be filled with varied and interesting happenings. For the first time since mid-April, we have a setting sun before 8 p.m. The ...

Of all the world's amphibians -- some 7,600 species -- none had been confirmed to exhibit fluorescence, until now. Scientists in Argentina and Brazil say they've found the first solid evidence of a ...

SNOHOMISH — The video on Snohomish Lavender Farm’s Instagram shows two pint-sized tree frogs nestled in the dark pink petals of a dahlia. Originally posted on Sept. 28, the video now has more than 7.7 ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of tree frog on the slopes of a flat-topped mountain in a remote region of the Ecuadorean Andes, which is considered to be one of the richest areas for ...

Tree frogs near Chernobyl nuclear disaster site adapted to historic radiation with darker coloring, going from green to black, study finds. Photo from Pablo Burraco and Germán Orizaola via Wiley ...

Scientists in Western Australia have found a tree frog which is bright blue, rather than the usual green, due to a rare genetic mutation. The blue magnificent tree frog was spotted in the Charnley ...

In the scientific world, this could be groundbreaking. Even Nobel Prize-worthy. I may be living proof that there is such a thing as xenoglossy. For nontechnical readers, xenoglossy is the sudden ...