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

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

Nuclear clocks are a technology researchers have been working toward for decades. New research in theoretical physics brings them closer to reality.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon ...

For more than a century, dinosaur eggs have offered haunting snapshots of ancient life, from curled embryos to trampled nests ...

NIST restored the precision of its atomic clocks after a power outage caused by a power outage disrupted operations. Discover ...

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.

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 ...

In a nod to history, the digital clock’s seconds indicator incorporates the British railway system’s renowned double arrow logo.

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...