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, ...

The Doomsday Clock is set every year by experts on the ... “It’s an imperfect metaphor,” Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor in the earth and environmental science ...

Introduced in 1947, the clock is a symbolic instrument informing the public when humankind is facing imminent disaster. The movement of its hands, either forward or backward, is decided by the Science ...

Since 1947, the scientific journal The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists uses the metaphor of the Doomsday Clock to demonstrate the proximity of humanity to self-destruction. Earlier versions of the ...

One month ago, we turned the calendar on a new year. But just days ago, another clock turned – the so-called Doomsday clock. That symbolic clock was created 76 years ago by atomic scientists, ...

Set the sport’s Doomsday Clock for March 1, 2030. The stock market has triple witching hour, when a series of securities contracts expire on the third Friday of every third month, creating ...

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 ...