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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — High above Buffalo’s East Side, inside the tower of Corpus Christi Church, time quietly passes. But twice a year, one man climbs two towers to make sure it stays on track. “These are ...

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public ...

GHENT, N.Y. — Stephen Piazza doesn’t look like a musician. He wears a denim vest and paint-decorated jeans on a Sunday morning that promises lots of rain. But Steve, a contractor by profession, keeps ...