Seventy-eight years ago, scientists created a unique sort of timepiece — named the Doomsday Clock — as a symbolic attempt to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday ...

Each year for the past 78 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published a new Doomsday Clock, suggesting just how close – or far – humanity is to destroying itself. The next ...

Humanity is closer to destroying itself, according to atomic scientists who revealed on Tuesday that the famous “Doomsday Clock” was set to 89 seconds to midnight — the closest it has ever ...

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A courageous grandfather was killed while trying to protect his grandchildren from a wild animal attack, South African National Parks agency SAN Parks announced in a press release. On Jan. 25, 59 ...

Ward Chair Rupendra Raj Shakya presented me with a red khata when I visited his office to locate the facility my grandfather had built 25 years ago in Patan. Growing up in the village of Tochigi where ...

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Two days before Patrick Mahomes is set to lead the Kansas City Chiefs into battle against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, the three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback has received ...

Today, alarm clocks are more than a basic wake-up tool -- many offer modern conveniences like voice assistants, interactive displays and even sunrise simulation. They can also serve as great ...

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It doesn't matter how much you prepare for it. It still takes you by surprise. As the great-granddaughter of a woman who was murdered in Auschwitz, I am meeting the granddaughter of a man who ...