In addition to nuclear and climate risks, the scientists warned of potential misuse of biotechnology and artificial intelligence.

The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to a reset of the ominous but symbolic "Doomsday Clock."

The new Doomsday Clock time has been set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Here’s what it means.

The Doomsday clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight on Tuesday morning, putting it the closest the world has ever been to what scientists deem "global catastrophe." The decades-old international symbol, described by the University of Chicago-based ...

Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock. The ominous metaphor ticked one second closer to midnight this week. The clock now stands just 89 seconds away — its first move in two years and ...

The experts who maintain the ominous Doomsday Clock said Tuesday that humanity is still as close as ever to global catastrophe, which could involve nuclear war, climate change, or maybe even artificial intelligence. The time on the symbolic clock is the ...

America’s pastime is timeless, but it’s time to time it. The pitch clock is coming, and frankly, we should all be thrilled. Last week, Major League Baseball announced three significant rule changes for the 2023 season: the addition of a pitch clock ...

What if you could build a clock that would last for 10,000 years? A clock that would tick only once a year, bong once a century, and cuckoo once a millennium? A clock that would be a symbol of long-term thinking and a reminder of our responsibility to the ...

The Doomsday Clock was developed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to warn about dangerous technologies and risks in the world. Doomsday means the end of the world, or a time when something very bad will happen. The idea is that the closer the Doomsday Clock is to midnight, the closer humanity is to being destroyed.