When we talk about hurricanes, the first number you usually hear is wind speed. That makes sense. Wind is what tears off ...

Exactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a fact about the world ...

"There aren't other psychiatric hospitals locally that will take these people," Valleywise psychiatrist says, articulating ...

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Election day is right around the corner, and in Oregon, one ballot measure is getting a lot of attention. Measure 118, also known as the “Oregon Rebate” has voters split over ...

California voters will soon decide the fate of Proposition 50, a measure that would further embroil the state in the midst of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- You may be familiar with Prop 33, the California ballot measure that focuses on expanding rent control, but what about Prop 34? To understand this proposition, you first need to ...

Before you step outside, you may want to know how humid, or "sticky" it feels. That comes down to knowing the dew point. Dew point is more commonly discussed in the summertime and is a good measure of ...