“Metric is the assumed system of measurement in science,” Colby said. (The Common Core State Standards for mathematics include learning both metric and customary measurements.) ...

Navigating global measurements? This guide simplifies kilograms and pounds for students. Understand the metric and imperial ...

From currency and commerce, food labels to laboratories, the metric system is the foundation of many science and math fields. To mark our 100th episode (a multiple of 10, which is the basis for ...

The vast majority of the world now goes by the metric system. And the metric system has a horsepower figure as well, but it’s actually about 1.4% less than U.S. and James Watt spec. To learn a ...

If you know your U.S. history, there have been several attempts to adopt the metric system, all to no avail. It's the universal standard for most of the world and way more intuitive, yet the ...

The great metric conversion obviously never happened, and it’s now I-19 that stands out as anomaly. This is the only stretch of continuous highway in the U.S. where road signs, markers, and exit ...

Meet the metric system’s newest prefixes: ronna-, quetta-, ronto- and quecto-. Adopted November 18 at the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles, France, ronna- and quetta ...

Much to Mitchell’s surprise, her comment about the metric system—officially it’s known as the International System of Units (SI)—evoked a strong reaction. She received a standing ovation ...