I don't know about you, but I've been a regular watcher of the local TV news for decades. The news and sports are well and good, but the weather forecast is always the main event. When the temps start ...

FARGO — The barometer is one of the basic instruments of meteorology. It is used to measure air pressure. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words; "baro," meaning weight, and "meter," ...

Test your science history knowledge with this intriguing trivia question about one of meteorology's most important inventions. Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli created the mercury barometer, a ...

Lum Woodruff, a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who reported weather observations to the Smithsonian Institution, patented a portable barometer that proved to be extremely popular. Its key feature ...

DUXBURY, Mass. (WWLP) – After being called to a report of a broken mercury barometer in Duxbury, fire officials are urging residents to take serious precautions when handling mercury-containing ...

A: At least 400 years, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Barometers, which are used to measure air pressure, which in turn can give us one measuring stick of predicting the weather, were ...