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Humanity continues to move closer to catastrophe, scientists said Tuesday, Jan. 27. The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to the reset of the ominous but symbolic ...

At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members, from left, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter reveal the Doomsday ...

The world is closer than ever to destruction, scientists have said, as the Doomsday Clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight for 2026, the gloomiest assessment of humanity’s prospects since the ...

Shares of health insurance company Humana (NYSE:HUM) fell 20.6% in the afternoon session after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a much smaller-than-expected payment rate ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 27 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved forward four seconds and now sits at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest the symbolic clock has ...

Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, ...

WEST HAVEN — When Kevin McGrath first noticed the mysterious “hum” in his neighborhood, he thought it sounded like a loud shop vac was running somewhere near his raised ranch on Spruce Peak Lane. Now ...

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Normal body temperatures vary, but if your temperature is 96°F and you feel sick, there might be something else going on. You may feel ill and take your temperature, assuming you have a fever. Instead ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet many people say the long list of potential heart attack symptoms can be confusing and even cause dangerous delays … ...