It is a bright Saturday, the crisp air of late February stubbornly holding onto winter’s cold. Before me, Union Square ...

A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock. Results indicate the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to ...

The furthest from midnight the Doomsday Clock has ever been was 17 minutes to midnight in 1991, after the Cold War ended and a new arms treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union greatly reduced ...

The Doomsday Clock is both famous and controversial. However, to date no known studies have explored the potential connection between the Doomsday Clock and health and mortality .

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 extinction ...

If you’ve been feeling a little down as the “Doomsday Clock” ticks ever closer to midnight, you’re not alone. A new study in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) links the clock’s progress to ...

Over the last century, the dangers threatening humanity have evolved with rapid scientific and technological progress.

The metaphorical clock measures how close humanity is to self-destruction, because of nuclear disaster, climate change, AI ...