It’s the eve of New Year’s Day. May I again use an old, old line in greeting you ... Happy New Year!

The ox symbol, hovering in a small aperture at 12 o’clock, is overshadowed by a virtuoso display of functions below, driven by a movement that is more complex than a perpetual calendar.

The ox — often in the form of a bull — is an ancient symbol of sacrifice, a powerful beast, representing strength, held sacred in many traditions, myths, and cultures (Egyptian, Assyrian, Sumerian, ...

Travel and parties are discouraged in much of the world right now as the pandemic casts a shadow over the 2021 Lunar New Year. Find out how people are ushering in the Year of the Ox despite Covid-19.

Polar bears, move over. The musk ox has now lumbered onto the list of animals potentially threatened by climate change. The mere chance has sent the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey ...