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The new Doomsday Clock time has been set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Here’s what it means.
The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to a reset of the ominous but symbolic "Doomsday Clock."
A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping—the act of measurement itself. In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists demonstrate that the energy cost of "reading" a ...
The steady tick of a clock usually feels simple and dependable. Something swings or vibrates in a controlled rhythm and marks the passing of each moment. What you rarely notice is the hidden cost behind every tick. Timekeeping works only because something ...
USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.