(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, ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said they’ve moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science ...

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 ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever ...