My grandfather J. Robert Oppenheimer shared the first principle of nuclear weapons: The only safety from them is in ...

Learn more about the study that links some physical and mental health issues to our awareness of global challenges.

If we hold onto nuclear weapons, most world cities face potential incineration within about an hour’s time. The resulting ...

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, ...

Learn how the Doomsday Clock serves as a potential indicator for health crises, including substance use disorders and ...

Results indicate that the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to Alzheimer's disease, suicide, unintentional injuries, alcohol and ...

Last month, the "Doomsday Clock" was moved up to 89 seconds, the closest the world has ever been to total annihilation. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, based at the University of Chicago ...

Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots ...

Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military ...

US Senate plan to make Trump tax cuts permanent raises 'debt spiral' worry A controversial plan by U.S. Senate Republicans to make President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent by ignoring the ...