Tiana Millen, an assistant principal at Cardozo High School in Queens, said this year’s ban on smartphones revealed that many ...

A severe windstorm in Colorado triggered a power failure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ...

Tangled up in myth and tradition, Germany's Black Forest once had a reputation for being as antiquated as its cuckoo clocks.

When a bird rarely seen on this continent showed up in Riverhead last month, the reaction was, as might be expected, a little cuckoo. Native to Eurasia, the bird is anything but common here: It ...

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Ohio will soon gain an hour of sleep, as we return to standard time this weekend. In November, millions of Americans will turn back their clocks, marking the end of daylight saving time in 2025. The ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said. By ...

On Nov. 2, Alaskans will again “fall back” as we return to Alaska Standard Time. We’ll reset clocks, enjoy an extra hour of sleep, and for a moment, ask the same question we always do: Why are we ...

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is ...

A swarm of birders flocked to Long Island after an exceptionally rare cuckoo bird was spotted by a golfer, according to reports. Hundreds of people traveled from dozens of states to Vineyards Golf and ...

Last week fast-moving ECAdministrator Paul Hoffman made a fast trip to Europe to try to stop the dismantlement and removal—for reparations—of industrial plants in Western Germany. Eastbound, he rode ...

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