Join me on this exciting woodworking project as I attempt to build a cuckoo clock out of wood from scratch. I've always been fascinated by these intricate timepieces, but I've never tried my hand at ...

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When the Romans pushed over the Alps 2,000 years ago into the forested mountain range running through Germany's southwestern tip, they named it the silva nigra—black forest—after its moody glades of ...

In central Slovakia, the country’s largest cuckoo clock now marks the hour with folk musicians, blending superstition, music and craft. An old saying has it that if someone hears a cuckoo calling from ...

Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks. Parasitic cuckoo eggshells show ...

PORTSMOUTH — Tori Tucker is presently the envy of all her birdwatching friends. The Seacoast resident took a stroll Nov. 21 through South Cemetery, where she spotted a bird that didn’t appear local to ...

The Crystal Cuckoo, a new Netflix thriller from Spain, is one of the many entries in the “small town with secrets” genre, but the way the show’s main character enters this small town is certainly done ...

Apple has continued its trend of giving users more creative freedom over how their iPhones look and feel, and one of the most striking new customization options in iOS 26 is the ability to stretch the ...

Dryers are relatively simple machines. They have fewer parts than washers and generally chug along for a decade or so. But they still break down sometimes. Our 2023 survey data—reflecting the ...

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 ...