Why Do We Count Down to the New Year? A historian traces the tradition’s links to space travel, the Doomsday Clock and Alfred Hitchcock ...

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Times Square countdown clock is controlled for the ball drop watched by millions of people!

Can you believe that we can finally say goodbye to the garbage year 2017 so very soon, and ring in a new year that is teeming with possibilities? You guys, who knows what 2018 could bring? Maybe ...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPT 24: The “Climate Clock” in Union Square counts down the years, days, hours, ... More minutes, and seconds the Earth has left to take action to stop global warming.

The world population is projected to be 8,092,034,511 at the start of the new year, according to the Census Bureau’s “Population Clock.” Over 71 million people were born worldwide over the ...

Over on Soldering Station, they show you how to build your own countdown clock. In order to build this, you’ll need an Arduino, a switch, a display, some housing, and a few other parts.

From glowing television screens in quiet suburbs to the energy of packed city squares, millions are preparing for the moment when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve and the calendar ...