(NEXSTAR) – The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, moved slightly closer to “midnight” on Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 ...

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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 ...

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. The “doomsday clock,” a scientist-curated measure of how close human civilization may be to total collapse, ticked one second closer to ...

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 ...