The metric system vs. imperial system debate has raged on for years, but is one truly better? From NASA losing a $328 million ...

The metric system has always been a somewhat mysterious concept in the United States. In 1976, it was being introduced into local schools and 10TV's Paul Thompson reported on it. Teachers were taking ...

When I asked in a tweet: “Has anyone got any genuine reasons why imperial is better than metric?” – I had over 2,000 replies in just over 24 hours. Did it help me make up my mind? One argument for ...

Meet the metric system’s newest prefixes: ronna-, quetta-, ronto- and quecto-. Science News spoke with Richard Brown, head of metrology at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, England, ...