The metaphor of a ticking biological clock is often used to refer to a woman’s growing urge to conceive before her childbearing years are over. Now, two Florida State University researchers have ...

Webshops displaying a ticking clock to suggest consumers will miss out on an offer when time runs out are misleading and risk being fined in future, consumer watchdog ACM has warned. The regulator ...

Astronomers have discovered a timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a superdense star will unleash incredibly powerful explosions. The explosions occur on a neutron star, which is ...