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 ...

Google's latest doodle celebrates the birthday of French physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault who invented of a pendulum that demonstrated the rotation of the earth. The interactive doodle is based on ...

Stressed-out scientists can now relax with the Sandpendel, a mashup Zen sand-garden/physics-experiment desktop toy. Designed by Jürg Näf, the Sandpendel is based on ...

San Antonio – There are only six Foucault pendulums in Texas and one is at a middle school in San Antonio. Usually reserved for museums and universities, David “Tex” Hill Middle School has a Foucault ...

The Foucault pendulum which was displayed for many years in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History was removed in late 1998 to make room for the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation ...

Foucault pendulums are a popular feature in science museums around the world. This one hangs out in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy. Photo: sylvar/Flickr __1851: __ Léon ...

__1851: __ Léon Foucault uses a pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. It is the first direct visual evidence not based on watching the stars circle in the sky. Jean Bernard Léon Foucault ...