(NEXSTAR) – The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, might be “reset” on Tuesday.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, based at the University of Chicago, uses the clock as a metaphor to show how close the planet is to reaching human extinction.

A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock.

I hope they never retire the Doomsday Clock because its entertainment value is priceless. If you’re unaware of the Doomsday Clock, its purpose is to represent how close the human race is to ...

On January 28, the Doomsday Clock was moved the closest it has ever been — 89 seconds before midnight. The Clock is reset each year by world-renowned atomic scientists and Nobel laureates and ...

or "When will humans go extinct?" It catches distressed queries such as "doomsday clock 2022," "WW3," "probability of nuclear war," and "potassium iodide." The quality of what it gives back to you ...

Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) has used the metaphor of the Doomsday Clock as a means of communicating how close the human species is to self-imposed annihilation, represented ...

Howard relents and resolves to help Bobby. This scene is rendered unforgettable by a depiction of the Doomsday Clock with its minute hand pointing at 15 seconds to midnight. In real life ...

Doomsday clock time changed to 89 seconds to midnight as world on brink of nuclear war ...

Set the sport’s Doomsday Clock for March 1, 2030. The stock market has triple witching hour, when a series of securities contracts expire on the third Friday of every third month, creating ...