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, ...

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Science educator Bill Nye, looks at his watch next to the "Doomsday Clock," shortly before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces the latest decision on the "Doomsday Clock" minute hand ...

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 Bulletin of Atomic Scientists appears from its prophetic confines to let people across the globe know just how close we are to worldwide destruction. Their device is the Doomsday Clock.

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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 ...

The Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to midnight, signalling that humanity is closer than ever to the ...

A new study by researchers at Mass General Brigham investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock, using data published by ...

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic design created in 1947 by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to warn humanity "about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own ...