For decades, atomic clocks have provided the most stable means of timekeeping. They measure time by oscillating in step with ...

Time appeared to skip a beat last week when some of the world’s most accurate clocks were affected by a wind-induced power ...

Atomic clocks record time using microwaves to measure the frequency of quantum vibrations of electrons. They are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there’s a new kid on the block, the ...

Clocks in much of the country will "fall back" this Sunday at the end of daylight saving time, but your clock's time isn't the only thing you should check during the bi-annual time change, authorities ...

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been, symbolizing humanity's shortest margin ...

When do clocks change? Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, as clocks fall back one hour. It will mean most people in the U.S. and Canada gain an extra hour of sleep as standard time ...

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 ...

From time to time, you might notice a shot of a clock in a movie. In a film like "Back to the Future," they're key to the plot; lightning strikes the clock tower at exactly 10:04 p.m. But often, ...

Sommarøy’s time-free zone was, in a sense, an attempt by residents to reclaim their connection to a more natural measure of ...

A steeple clock at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Carlisle, Massachusetts on Nov. 3, 2023. Reporter On March 9, most people in the U.S. will set their clocks forward an hour, thanks to the start ...

Officials said the error is likely too minute for the general public to clock it, but it could affect applications such as critical infrastructure, telecommunications and GPS signals.

What started as a hobby became a full-blown business for Harold MacVittie more than a decade ago. His Chapin clock shop is still ticking.