If you've ever wondered what would actually happen if a microscopic black hole tunneled straight through your body, answers have finally arrived. And surprisingly, the damage would be pretty minor – ...

A new review of U.S. infrastructure, science, and manufacturing reveals that America relies heavily on the metric system behind the scenes. From medicine to engineering, most critical sectors operate ...

Sports computer rankings guru Jeff Sagarin is 77 and still trying to perfect his system for evaluating college football teams even though he knows it’s impossible. If he thinks he’s getting close, he ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. Metric Coffee has made its way to Avondale with Milli, a sprawling cafe ...

Investors often obsess over P/E (price-to-earnings) ratios. Lynch, however, argues that the PEG ratio is the more effective metric—it accounts for how rapidly earnings are growing. The math here tilts ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation has made devastating cuts to mathematics funding. Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate ...

Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental mysteries of our universe, mathematicians ...

The string of dates would have marked the band’s first time touring together since 2006 while both celebrate career milestones. For Bloc Party, this was the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut ...