The Doomsday Clock, a composite warning signal formulated by many noted scientists, is now showing we are 89 seconds from midnight, the time representing how close we are as a species to extinction.

Lord Vetinari from the Discworld series is known for many things, but perhaps most of all a clock that doesn’t quite keep continuous time. Instead, it ticks away at random increments to ...

Langsdorf is perhaps best known for designing the Doomsday Clock in 1947, which became an enduring symbol of the existential threats posed by nuclear weapons. As the clock's hands shift annually t ...

The clock, based at the University of Chicago, lost much of its relevance when the Cold War ended. Unfortunately, it’s relevant again today, and stands at the closest point to doomsday in its 80 ...