Confoundingly, the U.S. has stood on the sidelines for centuries as the rest of the world has adopted the metric system as its standard not only in science but in everyday life. (Meanwhile, we ...

”You can`t buy a fifth of booze anywhere, to my knowledge,” said Albert Navas, president of the American National Metric Council. Navas, who advocates adopting a metric-based system of measurement in ...

CNN — I was at the supermarket recently when I took note of something my eyes had passed thousands of times before. The cans of my favorite sodas were 12 ounces, while the bottles were 2 liters. It ...

Whether you’re a beginner baker or a seasoned home chef, precise measurements can make or break a recipe. One tablespoon too many—or too few—can throw off textures, flavors, and cooking times. That’s ...

The kilogram — anywhere in the world, for any purpose — is based on the exact weight of a golf-ball-sized chunk of platinum and iridium stored under three glass bell jars in a vault in an ornate ...

I was at the supermarket recently when I took note of something my eyes had passed thousands of times before. The cans of my favorite sodas were 12 ounces, while the bottles were 2 liters. It caught ...