The Geochron World Time Indicator is a clock that doubles as a live map of where the sun is shining on the Earth. Back in its day, it was a cult piece that some have dubbed the “Rolex on the wall.” ...

A 70-year-old hypothesis that a rostral hypothalamic area is essential for maintaining sleep is re-awakened by the demonstration that the sleep-active ventrolateral preoptic neurons interact with wake ...

There’s been a lot of coverage of the technology company Palantir recently and its role in providing tools to facilitate the violence, lawlessness, and human rights violations of President Trump’s war ...

Should a clock be round? Depends on the style of clock, we suppose. After all, we wouldn’t expect to see a digital clock with a round readout just for fun. But a binary clock — that’s another animal ...