Now that 2026 is officially underway, we’re only a few short weeks away from gaining more of that precious daylight. Although it may be a few weeks away, it’s time to prepare for Daylight Saving Time.

If you're at a breaking point with the cold, snow and long, dark evenings, a respite is on the way: in just under six weeks, clocks will "spring forward" for the season again. Daylight saving time is ...

Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight. Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mark your calendars—Daylight Saving Time (DST) returns soon, bringing longer evenings and a reminder to adjust your clocks. In 2026, the annual “spring forward” happens on Sunday, ...

What the Clock: Internet time servers are a critical part of the infrastructure used by companies and organizations that rely on atomic clocks to keep accurate time. A US agency responsible for ...

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

But why do they keep saying “clock tick”? Were the Wicked characters’ clocks born ticking, or did they have clock tick thrust upon them? I have a theory, and I’m sorry in advance about it. The idea ...

Are you one of the many people who either inherited an old clock or found one you love for its artistry and craftsmanship, but it doesn’t work, and you have no idea what to do with it? Such was my ...

Michigan will soon gain an hour this fall as we return to standard time in early November. On Nov. 2, Daylight Saving Time will end, and if you have any manual clocks at home, remember to set them ...

The subtle nip in the air can only mean one thing — it's officially autumn. And with the season change comes the clock change. Daylight Savings Time — also known as British Summer — (between March and ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice (i.e., a grid of laser light). By oscillating between two distinct ...