As recent fervor for storm chasing and the national pastime of doubting meteorological predictions demonstrates, weather can be a tricky beast to pin down. To truly wrangle it and capture its data, ...

One of the most common measurement errors is using the wrong tool for the job. For example, using a tape measure to estimate small mechanical tolerances or relying on a bathroom scale to track precise ...

MOLINE, Ill — Many of us have some outdoor thermometer whether it's as basic as an analog display nailed to a tree or post, or a fancy personal weather station. Where you place that thermometer is ...

Measuring temperature turns out to be a fundamental function for a huge number of devices. You furnace’s programmable thermostat and digital clocks are obvious examples. If you just needed to know if ...