Oh, America. You do so confuse the rest of the world, with your “pounds per square inch” and “cups”, instead of sensible ...

If you’ve ever traveled abroad or heard a story about a cold blast or a heat wave hitting another country, you've likely heard the temperature in degrees Celsius. A hot day would be close to 40 ...

Celsius is the obvious temperature scale of choice when conducting scientific experiments. Water freezes at 0. It boils at 100. It is beautiful and simple and has a lot going for it, not least of ...

If the forecast calls for 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Houston, it’s time to bundle up and prepare for possible ice outside. However, if the forecast was in Celsius, it would be a great day to go to the ...

Like most ways of measuring things, the United States uses a different temperature scale than most of the rest of the world. However, the Fahrenheit scale often doesn’t make much sense compared to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — News of COVID-19 vaccines and deployments have taken over the headlines in recent weeks, and various numbers have been thrown at us: the efficacy, how many doses are needed, and ...

Any temperature below zero evokes images of extreme discomfort. Likewise, any day over 100 is certainly a scorcher. These two benchmarks were somewhat arbitrarily chosen by Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724 ...

Students often struggle with temperature conversions in science courses due to time constraints. A simplified approximation method offers a solution by using basic arithmetic: double Celsius and add ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

I grew up with degrees Fahrenheit, and indeed still think in degrees Fahrenheit; but if someone posts a temp in Celsius I don't get bent out of shape, because I know roughly what the conversion is -20 ...