Doomsday Clock 2026 update says apocalypse is closer than ever

The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to a reset of the ominous but symbolic "Doomsday ...

Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists set new time

The new Doomsday Clock time has been set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Here’s what it means.

Doomsday Clock loses 4 seconds, is now at 85 seconds to midnight

The symbolic Doomsday Clock managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moved forward by 4 seconds this year, to 85 ...

Innovative optical atomic clock could combine single-ion accuracy with multi-ion stability

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...

Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.
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Optical atomic clock combines single-ion accuracy and multi-ion stability

This has now paved the way for a multi-ion optical ytterbium clock that combines the high accuracy of single-ion clocks with ...