The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change. The clock hands are set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ...

The Doomsday Clock symbolising how near humanity is to destruction has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said they’ve moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science ...

Trump administration violated court order by pausing FEMA grants, judge rules A federal judge ruled on Friday that Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration violated a court order by ...

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, addressed participants in the educational marathon ...

In the 55 years since its creation, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has endured many challenges, but the world now finds itself at a reckoning point. The Doomsday Clock is set at 89 seconds ...

At the heart of this change is a new kind of atomic clock that uses light instead of microwaves. This shift means timekeeping could become 1,000 times more accurate than today's standards.

Sugar beets and spinach are the best vegetables to grow if you live in a temperate, midsize city during a nuclear winter, a ...

Podcasters Josh and Chuck recently discussed how humans are just "89 seconds" away from global catastrophe as per the metaphorical timer called the Doomsday Clock. The duo talked about the same in ...

Cathy Ching is a freelance reporter for the Tribune and a journalism graduate student at Northwestern University, specializing in health, environment and science.