The red numbers on a tape measure can have various purposes, from making the blade more legible to determining the distance ...

Not having a measuring tape or a ruler to hand can be very annoying when you've got your mind set on doing a basic DIY home improvement task. What's even more frustrating is trying to measure the ...

Find out how anthropometry measures noses, where 2 inches sits on the scale, and why proportions matter more than raw numbers.

Recently, Chinese scientists announced that the country is planning to impact an asteroid, and this news quickly rose to trending status. In fact, many countries have had similar plans for a long time ...

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by ...

The Discovery Center Museum in Rockford is teaching visitors how to make a sundial, an ancient tool used to tell time using the sun.

Scientists can't use tape measures, rulers or lasers to measure the astronomical distances to stars and galaxies, so how do ...

Brushing your teeth twice a day might seem like a mindless activity, and during those two minutes, you might space out or watch videos on your phone. This is especially the case when using an electric ...

At a special work session and meeting Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Summit Board of County Commissioners discussed a ballot measure that would allow them to use lodging tax revenues for road repairs. The ...

Pune: Anyone fascinated by the night sky full of stars has likely wondered their distance from Earth. A recent study led by Anupam Bhardwaj from Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics ...

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