There is a rigorous scientific process that scientists followed before setting the Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds this year.

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

The Doomsday Clock highlights rising nationalistic tensions worldwide.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists now says humanity is a metaphorical 85 seconds to global disaster.

On Jan. 27, scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before. Here's what they said.