Science News spoke with a metrologist about the metric system’s latest update, which will help scientists interpret exceedingly big and small numbers.

Poetry has been on the metric system forever. In poetry terms, an iambic pentameter is a metric line that has five feet.

This video breaks down why metric is the global standard, how it’s defined by the laws of physics, and why the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar remain the last holdouts.

The Two-Way How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America's Metric System This is the first expansion of the measurement system since 1991, according to the National Physical Laboratory.

Wondering why the United States is one of three countries in the world that doesn't use the metric system? The answer will definitely surprise you.