The vagus nerve is the “master regulator of inflammation and stress”, and stimulating it regularly can have profound health benefits.

ON December 1 of last year, the Chinese Government issued a notice to the effect that the metric system of weights and measures would be introduced into the Customs service on February 1. According to ...

This video explores the historical, cultural, and practical reasons the United States continues to use customary units, and why efforts to adopt the metric system never fully took hold. After Obama ...

A road sign shows the speed limit in kilometers per hour, in Pointe-Fortune, Quebec, Canada, on February 17, 2021. ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP Going to a hardware store in Canada is a disorienting experience ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of thousands of Canadian forestry workers are hoping for quick government action to save their struggling industry.

Most Americans believe the country rejected the metric system decades ago. In reality, US measurements like feet, pounds, and gallons are officially defined using metric units behind the scenes. The ...

Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat. For a look at where metric measurements have ...

The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...

Jonathan Simone does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Wondering why the United States measures things in inches and pounds? The answer will definitely surprise you All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...