In everyday conversation, and even on our site, we treat the terms mass and weight like synonyms. But scientifically, the two are related but very separate. The mass of an object is an intrinsic ...

In science, there are thousands of ways to measure the world around us that the average person may never encounter. For example: Pascals to measure pressure, Candles to measure light intensity, and ...

Earth’s mass is about 6 million million million million kilograms, say our readers – and it wouldn’t be a great idea to be in the vicinity if too much mass were added Let’s start by realising that ...

That number on your bathroom scale might be dropping, but are you actually getting healthier? The truth is, not all weight loss is created equal. While shedding pounds might feel like success, what ...