Chicago’s public clocks are the physical heartbeat of the city

From the Wrigley Building’s clock tower to the clocks at the old Marshall Fields (now Macy’s), public clocks shaped Chicago.

A New Watch Division Adapts an Old Practice

Audemars Piguet’s Atelier des Établisseurs coordinates the work of independent experts on new timepieces, a lot like the ...

Scientist creates 'mini‑universe' to measure time without a clock

A University of Birmingham scientist has built a "mini-universe" that takes a step toward answering one of science's biggest questions: "What is time?" Publishing his findings in Physical Review ...
Nature

Gene clock predicts time to death in humans — and assesses ‘biological’ age

A powerful molecular clock calibrated using data on gene activity from thousands of individuals can predict biological ageing in rodents, monkeys and humans — and time to death in people 1. “Even if ...
Newsweek

Daylight Saving Time Bill: Winners and Losers of a Permanent Clock Change

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lawmakers in Washington are once again pushing to end the twice‑yearly ...
Science Daily

Schrödinger’s clock: Time could tick faster and slower at the same time

Time might be even stranger than Einstein imagined. Physicists are now exploring the possibility that a single clock could exist in a quantum superposition, ticking both faster and slower at the same ...
Phys.org

Bringing quantum time into the lab—a single clock can run young and old at once

Few concepts in physics are as familiar, yet as enigmatic, as time. In Einstein's theory of relativity, time is not absolute: its passage depends on motion and gravity. But when combined with quantum ...
The Conversation

Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever – what this research could mean for future clocks

Most clocks, from wristwatches to the systems that run GPS and the internet, work by tracking regular, repeating motions. To build a clock, you need something that ticks in a perfectly repeatable way.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Python Cave tours? The ways disease jumps from animals to humans are evolving

In July 2008, a 41-year-old Dutch woman developed a rapidly progressing illness after visiting Python Cave, a shallow groove cut into the Maramagambo Forest in Uganda that is home to thousands of ...
Forbes

European Clocks Change This Sunday: When Daylight Saving Time Begins

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. In 2026, daylight saving time in the U.K. and across most of Europe begins on Sunday, March ...
CBS News

Daylight saving time 2026 starts Sunday. Here's what time the clocks changed and more key details.

For example, on Saturday, the day before the time change took effect, sunrise in Boston was at 6:09 a.m. and sunset at 5:41 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. On Sunday, after the clocks ...