The Doomsday Clock depicts how close humanity is to armageddon – but where did it come from, how do you read its time, and what can we learn from it? Existential risk researcher SJ Beard explains.

it is 3 o'clock. Reading the hours on a clock is like following a number line from 1 to 12. Each number shows an hour. A whole day has 24 hours. The first 12 hours are in the morning and the ...

The hands of the clock are moved closer to or farther away from midnight based on the scientists’ reading of existential threats at a particular time. BAS updates the time annually. A board of ...

Although I’m nearsighted, with basically mole-like eyesight, I could read this clock clearly from a distance—without wearing glasses or contacts. The DreamSky has a huge, easy-to-read face and ...