Seventy-eight years ago, scientists created a unique sort of timepiece — named the Doomsday Clock — as a symbolic attempt to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock ...

Humanity is closer to destroying itself, according to atomic scientists who revealed on Tuesday that the famous “Doomsday Clock” was set to 89 seconds to midnight — the closest it has ever been. The ...

The decision to keep the clock at 90 seconds doesn’t mean the world is stable or improving, but it is a call for governments to act. The Doomsday Clock is as close to midnight as ever, signaling the ...

MORGANTON, N.C. — A historic clock is expected to bring its antique charm back to downtown Morganton on Monday. In the 1920′s, the old McClintock clock was placed at the Morganton First National Bank ...

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The experts who maintain the ominous Doomsday Clock said Tuesday that humanity is still as close as ever to global catastrophe, which could involve nuclear war, climate change, or maybe even ...

We're still as close as ever to global catastrophe, according to the annual update of the Doomsday Clock, announced Tuesday morning. The time on the symbolic clock is the same as last year, when the ...

The end of daylight saving time and the return to standard time aren’t all bad. While the days will seem to end earlier, with ...

Every spring and fall, as we “spring forward” or “fall back,” many of us grumble about disrupted sleep and clock changes. But what if the twice-yearly rituals of setting our clock are only the tip of ...

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