Learn more about the study that links some physical and mental health issues to our awareness of global challenges.

If we hold onto nuclear weapons, most world cities face potential incineration within about an hour’s time. The resulting ...

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, ...

Learn how the Doomsday Clock serves as a potential indicator for health crises, including substance use disorders and ...

Last month, the "Doomsday Clock" was moved up to 89 seconds, the closest the world has ever been to total annihilation. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, based at the University of Chicago ...

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

My grandfather J. Robert Oppenheimer shared the first principle of nuclear weapons: The only safety from them is in ...

Results indicate that the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to Alzheimer's disease, suicide, unintentional injuries, alcohol and ...

The Doomsday Clock’s hands inch forward, now frozen at 89 seconds to midnight — the closest they have ever been to global ...

JILA researchers are pioneering a nuclear clock using thorium-229, which offers unprecedented stability compared to atomic ...