In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

While most of our picks for the best alarm clock use beeps or music to wake you up, many people may opt for an alarm that doesn't rely on sound, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, ...

Last year, a UCLA-led team accomplished something scientists have been trying to do for 50 years. They made radioactive thorium nuclei absorb and emit photons like electrons in an atom do. This ...

A television antiques expert required emergency rescue from isolated woodland after tumbling and fracturing her hip during a dog walk. Jo Roberts - featured on BBC1's Bidding Room - found herself ...

A man's visit to an antique shop took an unexpected turn when he opened what he thought was an old flask. Alexander Widener, an antique collector, shared his experience on TikTok after discovering a ...

A man's trip to an antique shop ended in "not the moment of joy" he expected after he opened what he believed to be an old flask. Alexander Widener, who collects antique goods, took to TikTok after ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...