The metaphor of a ticking clock is often used to refer to a woman's growing urge -- from puberty onwards to menopause -- to conceive before her childbearing years are over. New research shows that ...

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 ...

[This story contains major spoilers from the fourth season of Stranger Things, Volume 1.] The Stranger Things audience still has a sound from season four ringing in their ears. After terrorizing the ...

This man was diagnosed with a rare heart condition that left him with a "tick-tock" heart that makes him sound as if he has swallowed a clock. Chris Lloyd, 27, needed open heart surgery after doctors ...

What was the first watch you owned? A Seiko Diver when I was 15 years old. This was when quartz watches were the favourite and Seiko ruled the watch industry. Which aspect of watch craftsmanship do ...

NEW YORK — A ticking sound runs throughout "Dunkirk" like an omnipresent reminder that time is running out for the 340,000 British and Allied soldiers marooned on the French beach and surrounded by ...