The space between life and death has fascinated scientists, mystics, and near-death experiencers for centuries. It’s the strange, elusive in-between — a liminal state the body enters when the heart ...

For centuries, humans have thought of death as a single, dramatic instant - the final heartbeat, the last breath, the moment when the light fades from the eyes. But modern science, ancient philosophy, ...

Death is one of life’s few certainties, yet science is beginning to reveal how the body prepares for its final moments. Surprisingly, our senses do not fade all at once. They switch off in a ...

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 ...