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The European Space Agency is synching up atomic clocks with distant, rapidly spinning neutron stars, called pulsars,…
The World's Smartest Plants, Atomic Clocks, and Whale Poop: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
It’s the final stretch of 2018, folks, and here at Gizmodo we’re still working hard to end this year with a bang. In…
International Dispute Causes European Clocks to Run Slow
For many electric clocks in Europe, time has ever so slightly been falling behind since mid-January. The agency that…
Who Created the Fake Donald Trump Time Cover Hanging Up at His Golf Courses?
Gaslighting victims around the world blinked on Tuesday when The Washington Post revealed that a fake Time magazine…
Daylight Saving Time Is Like Sex in the Spring
Do you remember your first time? You were probably mostly grown up by then, old enough to know who you were but not who…
Reminder: This Garbage Year Will Last An Extra Second Longer
So, I only say 2016 was a horrible year because I think that every year is a horrible year, but this year was notable…
Open Channel: Let's Talk About Arrival's Biggest Theme
Like many of us who are suffering from Post Election Stress Disorder, I went to the movies this week and saw Arrival,…
You've Never Seen Birds Fly Like This Before
Flight is one of those evolutionary wonders that’s hard to fully appreciate with two squishy eyeballs and a linear…
2016 Will Gain an Extra Second on New Year's Eve
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS), which sets the time which standardizes the…
Why Time Is One of Humanity's Greatest and Most Important Inventions
Without the pendulum clock, the Industrial Revolution doesn’t happen. Without the quartz clock, the technology in the…
Why Daylight Saving Time Is Pointless
Ugh. You’re up an hour early, your body hates you for it, and even a gallon of coffee can’t get your day on track.…
Sylvester Stallone May Have a Role to Play in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
You’ll have to wait a little longer for the new Star Trek show. Ben Affleck talks Batman v Superman and his solo Batman …
The Voice of Anakin Skywalker Will Star in NBC's New Time-Travel Series
There was a lot of things to love about Clone Wars, but Matt Lanter’s portrayal of Anakin Skywalker—which turned the…
Legends of Tomorrow Teases the Arrival of Not One Green Arrow, But Two
Anthony Mackie isn’t interested in a solo Falcon movie. Rhet Reese talks about his approach to Deadpool 2. A familiar…
11.22.63 Has the Only Good Reason for Time Travel We’ve Ever Seen
One of the very first scenes of 11.22.63 features a character explaining just what he has been doing with the awesome…
Add Heart Rate Monitoring to the Pebble Time With a Simple Snap-on Case
Pebble smartwatches have always taken a more basic approach when it comes to cramming functionality into a wearable.…
Fun Inifinite Loop Animation Breaks the Concept of Past, Present, and Future
This quirky animation from CraveFX starts off innocently enough, a janitorial worker mops up a leaky refrigerator and…
With NBC's Latest Pilot, Time Travel Officially Takes Over TV
It’s called Time. Honestly, when it comes to time travel, simplicity in the name is probably best.
Interactive Visualization Shows How Your Day Compares to Everyone Else's
Sometimes at the end of long, hard week, it’s easy to wallow in self pity: “I doubt many people have it this hard,” you…
Pebble Time Round Is a Smartwatch For People Who Don't Like Smartwatches
“It looks like a watch!” my wife proclaimed, when I showed her the Pebble Time Round. She wasn’t stating the obvious.…