The “minute” on your phone is not a natural thing. Nothing in the sky divides an hour into 60 equal parts. Humans invented ...

The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and ...

Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight.

I was relieved to learn the Doomsday Clock has once again sped up, putting us well within reach of the sweet, welcoming ...

Midnight represents the moment at which people will have made Earth uninhabitable.

The way time ticks forward in our universe has long stumped physicists. Now, a new set of tools from entangled atoms to black ...

Researcher Steve Horvath speaks about his pioneering invention and what he thinks might be possible for human life extension ...

Is Doomsday coming closer? Scientists will let us know next Tuesday, Jan. 27, whether or not the time of the historic "Doomsday Clock" will be adjusted. Now at 89 seconds to midnight, the clock is ...

MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum developed Eliza in the mid-1960s. His views on artificial intelligence were often at odds with many of his fellow pioneers in the field. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

The coldest air of the season will hit this weekend. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 20s with daytime highs in the upper 40s and 50s. The winds will blow a bit for Saturday from the NE/E, ...