A person can take a child’s temperature in several ways. The most effective method depends on the age of the child. An accurate temperature reading can help parents and caregivers assess their child’s ...

A thermometer is made of a vacuum – sealed glass tube with the liquid inside being either mercury, alcohol or a hydrocarbon fluid. The liquid in the glass expands and contracts when the air inside is ...

With hospitals filling up quickly, it’s important to monitor any symptoms you develop at home. You’ve probably checked your temperature before and using a thermometer is a simple process, but do you ...

A burning temperature is a symptom of coronavirus that almost everyone with the disease will experience. Public Health England says a high temperature is one of 37.8C (100F) or above. But how can you ...

Using a kitchen thermometer may seem like a professional’s tool as it is mostly used in commercial kitchens and by food experts, but did you know why kitchen thermometers are so essential and how ...

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 ...

A demonstration of how to measure the air temperature using a thermometer. There are temperature differences between day and night, and the temperature varies between shade and full sunshine. We can ...

Many home cooks and grill masters cook up their steaks and hamburger patties using the old-fashioned eyeball test. This is when you flip the patty after it turns brown and grill marks start appearing.

Cooking anything perfectly, but especially meat, can often seem like it requires some alchemical blend of art, science, and magic. There are ways that — with some experience — you can start to get a ...

Most holiday festivities include preparing and eating food. Addressing uninvited guests (pathogens) that lurk in the background is crucial amid the joy and celebration. As food safety researchers, we ...

With the Pixel 8 Pro this year, Google decided to add a new sensor to the back of the phone. That’s a thermometer. This sounds pretty cool in theory, especially as we’re still coming out of the ...