The metric system is used to measure the length, mass or capacity of an object. Length is measured in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). Mass or ...

In prehistoric times, not much needed to be measured. You ate what you found and lived where you could. The […] ...

By 1977, all Canadian weather reports used metric measurements. “The strategy of going to the weather service first and getting them involved really paid off,” said Phillips. One month into ...

The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used ... The Lancet report suggests that another metric is far more useful when determining a patient’s overall health ...