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 ...

If you have ever sat in a quiet room with a wall clock nearby, you have probably noticed the steady tick-tock rhythm. It is such a common sound that most people barely notice it, yet the reason behind ...

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts students rose to a major challenge from Netflix to produce a musical video of the song “Louder than Words,” the last of a dozen in the recently released ...

For 11-year-old Jake Diaz, being outside is complicated. He loves playing golf, but he worries about ticks, because he’s lived with Lyme disease for more than half of his life. “It kind of takes me ...

Rihanna has become the first Black woman to build two billion-dollar companies. Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty now hold a combined valuation of more than $3 billion, marking a historic milestone for ...

Robert Savage III, the former head of the Los Angeles U.S. Secret Service division, has been named chief executive officer of the 360 Group International Inc., a Beverly Hills security company. Savage ...

More than two dozens Homeland Security employees received the 2021 Presidential Rank Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the federal career civil service. “Congratulations to the DHS ...

For J.K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter franchise, the people in the publishing world who compile best-of lists may as well be dementors. Here is Chicago librarian Rachel Strolle’s, who ...