Explore the ancient mechanism some believe was built to track the end of days—and why it's still ticking after 5,000 years.

Trustees warn that if Congress does not act, combined (Social Security) trust fund reserves are currently projected to become depleted in 2034.

The Doomsday Clock was moved forward by one second to 89 seconds before midnight last January, signalling that the world is getting closer to an unprecedented catastrophe. The clock, which considers ...

First Steps below. The plot of The Fantastic Four: First Steps revolves around Marvel’s First Family’s dire encounter with ...

The Doomsday Clock, kept by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, continues to creep closer to midnight. At its start in 1947, we were seven minutes away from global catastrophe; now, as of Jan. 28, ...

ON July 16, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, the first detonation of an atomic bomb, which took ...

As Colorado River states race to finish a deal, water users face a resource altered by drought and climate change.

Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

On Sunday, as the Braves were in the process of dropping their series finale, Jon Morosi of MLB Network stated that a trade deadline sale appeared to be the only option available to this Atlanta club.

While many older millennials express concern about the decline of party culture, house shows are thriving in Urbana, Illinois ...

Film festivals may lure you in with buzzy prestige pictures, but it’s often their strangest titles that make you stay.