The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists appears from its prophetic confines to let people across the globe know just how close we are to worldwide destruction. Their device is the Doomsday Clock.

(NEXSTAR) – The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, might be “reset” on Tuesday.

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, ...

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) --The hands on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock were moved forward Wednesday to reflect what the group believes is a greater risk of nuclear conflict in ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says it has moved the hands of its famous "Doomsday Clock" a minute closer to midnight. Atomic scientists in New York moved the doomsday clock a minute ...

The movement of its hands, either forward or backward, is decided by the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic ... pushed the clock back to 17 minutes before midnight – the farthest ...

We make appropriate use of our Doomsday Clock to help the public quickly ... for a public reckoning in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One mission was to urge fellow ...

The hands on the Doomsday Clock are set based on research by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical indicator of ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveil the 2018 "Doomsday Clock" Jan. 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) The "Doomsday Clock" is now at 2 minutes to midnight.

The Doomsday Clock was designed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in 1947 to help us understand that the hands of the clock indicate the time in seconds or minutes until midnight, or the time ...

This scene is rendered unforgettable by a depiction of the Doomsday Clock with its minute hand pointing at 15 seconds to midnight. In real life, the U.S. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset ...

China will impose 84% tariffs on U.S. goods from Thursday, up from the 34% previously announced, its finance ministry said on Wednesday, firing the latest salvo in a global trade war sparked by U ...