Our students are coming of age in a world that demands global competency. From economic interdependence to the accelerating effects of climate change and mass migration, students need to develop the ...

The Pentagon is officially ditching height and weight tables in favor of using a waist-to-height ratio to estimate troops’ body fat, according to an official memo released on Monday. And to pass, a ...

Five Senate Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela, a proposal that if enacted would ...

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration’s strategy. By Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro Reporting ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB An audit by the Oregon secretary of state’s office has found gaps in the state health authority’s implementation of Ballot Measure 110, the state’s landmark drug ...

How your smartwatch measures distance may vary depending on what kind of exercise you’re tracking. Walks, in particular, can rely on step data rather than GPS, resulting in potentially inaccurate ...

Rangefinders are a ubiquitous part of the golf experience for many players. And the technology is only getting better. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) Rangefinders have long been a popular ...

Regarding that 111% raise the Butte County supervisors gave themselves just four months after their Measure H sales tax increase took effect — giving Chico and Oroville a higher sales tax than ...

What just happened? Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a method for measuring heart rates that requires no wristband, smartwatch, or medical device. Instead, the ...

How innovations in visibility, usability, and smart sensing are changing who uses tools—and how. For centuries, measurement tools have been essential to architecture, engineering, construction, real ...