If you have ever sat in a quiet room with a wall clock nearby, you have probably noticed the steady tick-tock rhythm. It is such a common sound that most people barely notice it, yet the reason behind ...

It`s about time: The sound of ticking clocks at the old Elgin Planetarium and Watch Company Observatory is growing louder, thanks to the discovery of two long lost clocks. You see, when the Elgin ...

(NEWSER) – Ladies, you know your biological clock — the one that "ticks" away as you start feeling like it might be time to reproduce? Well, it turns out the sound of an actual ticking clock can speed ...

The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps. While our brains perceive two distinct sounds, clocks actually produce ...