When the Romans pushed over the Alps 2,000 years ago into the forested mountain range running through Germany's southwestern tip, they named it the silva nigra—black forest—after its moody glades of ...

Nearly two years after the first Worcester County Wonders hit the newsstands, more than 100 stories about historical figures, places, families and traditions across Central Massachusetts have graced ...

Some New York City teachers say it’s high time for a refresher on old-fashioned clocks. Tiana Millen, an assistant principal at Cardozo High School in Queens, said this year’s ban on smartphones ...

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Educator Ruth Mork teaches kids about clocks — from sundials to cuckoo clocks to roosters. Ruth Mork introduces clocks of all kinds — sundials, candle clocks, hourglasses, cuckoos, even a rooster! She ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation stood at 5.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in December 2025, lower than the 6.1 percent recorded in November 2025, but higher than 4.1 percent ...

EPCOT is one of Disney World’s most popular parks, but pick the wrong day and you’ll spend more time in line than exploring. Here’s when NOT to go if you want to actually enjoy your visit. Planning a ...

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Researchers demonstrated a new optical atomic clock that uses a single laser and doesn't require cryogenic temperatures. By greatly reducing the size and complexity of atomic clocks without ...

A destructive windstorm disrupted the power supply to more than a dozen atomic clocks that keep official time in the United States. Reading time 2 minutes The official standard time of the United ...