In everyday life, measuring temperature is pretty straightforward. But in the quantum world, which deals with the super small and the ultra-cold, determining how hot or cold something is starts to get ...

Have you ever placed a thermometer under your tongue and wondered how that tiny device knows if you have a fever? Or checked the weather and thought about how scientists measure temperature so ...

MOLINE, Ill — Many of us have some outdoor thermometer whether it's as basic as an analog display nailed to a tree or post, or a fancy personal weather station. Where you place that thermometer is ...