Familiar risks to human existence such as nuclear weapons and climate change were cited by the scientists, along with new ...

Mechanical clocks first appeared in northern Italy in the 13th century, following earlier methods of timekeeping like ...

It’s not so much a traditional clock as it is a measuring tool, but it’s all that’s needed to do some basic, interplanetary calculations As an example, the team suggests a scenario in which a ...

Doomsday Clock warns humans are trending closer to catastrophe at 85 seconds from midnight. Here's what to know.

The Doomsday clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight on Tuesday morning, putting it the closest the world has ever been to what scientists deem "global catastrophe." The decades-old international ...

Jamie Kripke designed an analog clock that he said won’t “scare you awake.” Instead, it plays one of seven melodies specifically composed to arouse you gently.

We say this word multiple times a day, but what does it really mean? Two linguists took the time to explain the fascinating origin of o'clock. Read on to learn what the o in o’clock stands for and how ...

What if you could build a clock that would last for 10,000 years? A clock that would tick only once a year, bong once a century, and cuckoo once a millennium? A clock that would be a symbol of ...

Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock. The ominous metaphor ticked one second closer to midnight this week. The clock now stands ...

Repairs to Barnsley's 'iconic' clock were completed before Christmas, but it has stopped working again.