The world is as close to ultimate doom as it has ever been, group says. — -- The world is as close to apocalyptic destruction as it has ever been in the 71-year history of the symbolic "Doomsday ...

Rachel Bronson of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists explains how the annual Doomsday Clock is set, reflecting worldwide ...

WASHINGTON -- The Doomsday Clock was reset to 100 seconds to midnight, meaning the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists does not think the world is a safer place in 2020. This is the closest the clock ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Thursday said that the proverbial "Doomsday Clock" remained at 100 seconds to midnight — or, as the group put it, "at doom's doorstep." The "Doomsday Clock" ...

Good news is hard to come by some days, so let me try to offer a little hope, even if I cannot offer hard proof of the assertions. Let’s get the negative out of the way since it dominates the news.

The risk of nuclear war and the threat of climate change have caused the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to move the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to catastrophe to two minutes to midnight. This ...

The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific community. “The first reaction when you hear that is Oh my God, I ...