I consider myself pretty conversant in metric units. I know that 20 kilograms is 44 pounds (double it and add 10%) and that five kilometers is a little over three miles (I’ve, uh, run a lot of 5Ks).

Every once in a while, you may see a temperature in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Your car thermometer may revert to the wrong system and you don’t know how to change it, for example. Since almost ...

Hot and cold are measured using a numeric scale called temperature. Temperature scales are how we communicate about the weather, measure safety and comfort and explain the physical world. Using ...

If the forecast calls for 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Houston, it’s time to bundle up and prepare for possible ice outside. However, if the forecast was in Celsius, it would be a great day to go to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — News of COVID-19 vaccines and deployments have taken over the headlines in recent weeks, and various numbers have been thrown at us: the efficacy, how many doses are needed, and ...

This is actually something that has bothered me for several years, and my sensitivity to it is particularly heightened as the world discusses COP26. Virtually every news story or scientific document ...

Celsius is the obvious temperature scale of choice when conducting scientific experiments. Water freezes at 0. It boils at 100. It is beautiful and simple and has a lot going for it, not least of ...

It’s no secret that Americans have an independence streak. We don’t use the metric system. We insist on writing dates with the month before the day—something virtually no other country does. And we ...

This rise in temperature is the ominous conclusion reached by two different studies using entirely different methods published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday. Other WRAL Top Stories ...