MacDougall hoped to discover whether a soul had mass with his macabre experiment, and if so, how much. His tests with ...

In 1907, Duncan MacDougall of Haverhill, Massachusetts, decided to try and prove the existence of the soul. All he needed was ...

A new subatomic weight scale can measure masses as tiny as one yoctogram. Less than the mass of a proton, a yoctogram is equivalent to a billionth of a billionth of a millionth of a gram. A yoctogram ...

WHEN IS A cup of flour not exactly a cup of flour? Almost always, as it turns out. Most home cooks in America routinely measure ingredients using cups and spoons. Most professional cooks rely on a ...

Welcome to Gear Questions You’re Afraid to Ask, a GOLF.com series produced in partnership with Cleveland/Srixon Golf. This week we unpack matters relating to total weight, back weighting and the often ...

The weighing scale often shows numbers that change within hours, leaving many confused about whether it reflects real fat ...