The big science-y news of last week was the vote to officially redefine of the kilogram-- see the stories in Physics World and Physics Today for more detail--after decades of work by physicists on ...

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology called this Friday a “turning point for humanity,” even though the difference between this day and the day before weighs, theoretically, nothing ...

For more than a century, a single metal cylinder locked in a vault defined the kilogram — until it began to drift. Tiny ...

One of the most iconic hunks of metal in the world is set to get a demotion. The official metallic cylinder that defines the mass of a kilogram may soon be set aside in favor of a measurement that is ...

At the start of the year something strange happened to the Internet—list mania. When browsing the web you would be forgiven for thinking that some quota legislation was passed requiring every website ...

Once a year, a century-old ritual unfolds at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) outside Paris. It takes place in the basement of the BIPM’s main lab building, which houses a vault ...

Kevin Love produced his 25th career 30-point, 15-rebound game Tuesday, passing Kevin Garnett for the most 30-point, 15-board performances in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history. Even the most ...