The first recognizable bedside alarm clock was patented in 1876 by the Seth Thomas Clock Company—the same firm (he added, shamelessly grasping for a local angle) that built the tower clock atop ...

I have accomplished the unthinkable: I have learned to sleep soundly through the night without my phone at my bedside. Please, hold your applause. If it weren’t for the Dreamie alarm clock, I’m not ...

Every GPS satellite carries a correction baked into its software. Einstein’s relativity says clocks tick faster in weaker gravity, and engineers had to account for that before satellites could ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

Turtles native to Indiana may be seen crossing roadways during May, June and July, Indiana DNR says. If you see a turtle crossing the road, avoid picking them up unless they are in danger. Indiana DNR ...

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.

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. One of World of Warcraft’s most ambitious, and highly visible, ...

A new hair-based test offers a surprisingly simple way to peer into the body’s internal clock. A team at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has developed a new way to read the body’s internal clock ...

Sea turtle nesting season is here which means Treasure Coast residents need to be conscious of how they act on the beach. More than 100,000 sea turtles nest on Florida beaches every year, making up ...

Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial intelligence – from how teens use chatbots to how they think about AI ...