The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.
Tag: Watches and Clocks
Police Raid Peruvian President’s Home, Looking for Rolex Watches
Dina Boluarte, who has been seen wearing luxury watches and a $50,000 bracelet, is under investigation for breaking the country’s unlawful enrichment and asset disclosure laws.
A Giant Leap for the Leap Second. Is Mankind Ready?
A top scientist has proposed a new way to reconcile the two different ways that our clocks keep time. Meet — wait for it — the leap minute.
Time Is Running Out for the Leap Second
To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same?
Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London
Next to the Houses of Parliament, the tower that houses the enormous bell has been undergoing renovation since 2017.
A Nazi Soldier Stole a Watch in 1942. It Turned Up 80 Years Later.
The watch, made as a gift in 1910, has been returned to the maker’s family in the Netherlands. It still works.
Living Life by the Clock? Norwegian Island Wants to Go ‘Time Free’
Residents of Sommaroy, bright 24/7 in summer, want to do away with clocks and embrace living without the constraints of time.
They Look Like the Emperors’ Clocks. But Are They Real?
A legal dispute in New York is part of a broader questioning of the authenticity of some ornate timepieces that have come on the market from China.