An underrated feature in Google Maps is the ability to measure the distance between two or more points. It can aid tremendously with planning, whether you’re aiming to walk or go on a road trip.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. One of the most ...

Most of us have pushed our luck when it comes to stretching out a tank of gas to the point where the dreaded low-fuel light pops on, calculating in our heads how many miles to the next gas station vs.

The National Weather Service provides a way to roughly calculate distance from a lightning strike. A bolt of lightning heats the air to about 50,000 degrees when it strikes. There’s no safe place ...

QUESTION: If you were flying to the sun at 100 miles per hour, how many years would it take you to get to the sun? ANSWER: Hi Brielle, thank you for your question! In your question, you give us a ...

Cepheid variables are a type of star that undergo regular pulsations. The length of a Cepheid’s pulsations is always related to its intrinsic, or absolute, brightness in a simple way: The longer its ...