The Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Constellation Program’s draft request to reverse its 2-year-old decision to implement the metric system (also known as the International System of ...

Our solar system appears to be breaking the cosmic speed limit, casting fresh doubt on the Standard Model of Cosmology.

Most of the world measures things using the metric system. Learn more about this standard of measurement and how it is getting more and more accurate.

Wondering why the United States measures things in inches and pounds? The answer will definitely surprise you All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the ...

In the 1790s, piracy of a ship carrying metric standards intended for then-U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson played a role in America's decision to not adopt the metric system. An oft-repeated ...

INTRODUCTION: The ability to measure postmembrane arterial blood gases is essential in the management of critically ill neonates treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). A new ...

A ROYAL CHEESE: A new petition on WhiteHouse.gov is calling for an end to the Imperial Unit as the nation's standard system of measurement. In the age of instant calculations, it's a bit of a stretch ...

Precise measurements from multiple radio telescopes strongly suggest that our solar system is moving far too fast for our ...

An oft-repeated "weird fact" is the claim that, if not for the scourge of Caribbean piracy, the United States would have adopted the metric system in the 1790s, making it the country's standard system ...