Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock. The ominous metaphor ticked one second closer to midnight this week. The clock now stands ...

A panel of scientists and scholars said Thursday they believe the world is as close as it has ever been to a so-called doomsday scenario. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which has been tracking the ...

The Doomsday Clock has been moved one minute closer to midnight – meaning that the world is theoretically one step closer to a huge global disaster. Japan’s Fukushima accident last year was also a ...

In an announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second to 89 seconds before ...

Symbolic clock is currently set at 5 minutes to midnight. Jan. 14, 2010— -- Is humanity approaching an apocalypse? Today, a group of international scientists will move the hands of the symbolic ...