Among other things, Einstein's theory of special relativity says that as an object's velocity increases, time as experienced by the object will slow down when compared to another object traveling at a ...

Humans use lots of different types of information to make sure we don't get lost. We can look out for familiar landmarks and use our sense of direction, but we can also estimate how far we have walked ...

Are you more likely to sit less and exercise more if you've got a little device tracking you every step of the way? Quite a few people think so. But public health do-gooders bent on getting Americans ...

Wearing a pedometer and having a daily step goal can boost your activity level, according to a new analysis of research. "Our major result is pedometer users increased their physical activity," says ...

Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new BYU research suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: just strap on an activity ...

People who set daily walking goals for themselves and clip on a pedometer to count the number of steps they take go farther in life than those who don't - a whole mile farther, in fact. New research ...

Striiv pedometer fits in pocket, rewards you for walking. Nov. 28, 2011 — -- Are you sitting down? Me too. And that, according to the makers of the Striiv, is the problem. We spend our days ...

New Striiv Play Smart Pedometer Wirelessly Connects to Free iPhone App and is Available Now! With Stair Tracking, Games, Challenges and Social Competition, the Sleek and Discrete Activity Tracker Adds ...

CNET Editor Josh Lowensohn spends a week with a new high-tech pedometer called the Fitbit that tracks fitness benchmarks, then sends them to the cloud. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

GeoPalz is launching an app called Lockerbot that enables parents to set activity requirements that then unlock certain features on Droids. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore is based in Portland, Oregon, and ...

Cataglyphis fortis, otherwise known as foraging Saharan desert ants, travel great distances over flat, sandy terrain searching for food. The creatures have the remarkable ability to return to their ...