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Do you know how to measure the diameter of the earth? No? Then you’re less advanced than they were in 230 BC. You’re basically a Neanderthal with access to a microwave. Find out how to fix that in ...

Science teachers in a summer physics class at Southeast Missouri State University relied on shadows Thursday to calculate the Earth's circumference during the summer solstice, the longest day of the ...

If you're trying to lose weight and get in shape, then you may be relying on the scale to track your progress. And it's a good place to start; after all, how else are you supposed to determine if your ...

In a world chock-full of high-tech health monitoring gadgets and apps, you might be surprised to learn that an item stocked at the local dollar store — a tape measure — could be more accurate than a ...

Nov. 7, 2003 — Enlarged waist circumference is associated with a syndrome of lipid overaccumulation and increased mortality, according to the results of a cross-sectional study published in the ...

When doctors talk about heart health, common markers like cholesterol, blood pressure, and waist size usually take the ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...