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 ...

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 ...