Interesting Engineering11h
Rising GPS interference risks planes and critical systems, can atomic clocks save us?
The growing vulnerability of GPS not only threatens our daily conveniences but also compels us to counter signal manipulation ...
Christie Brinkley: Don’t let the US resume nuclear weapon tests that ended decades ago | Opinion
Project 2025 opens the door to above-ground detonations, which were banned in 1963. We can’t endanger our children again. | ...
CBS Chicago on MSN6d
Doomsday Clock shows humanity closer to extinction than ever, but scientists still optimistic
It was a small change, but a frightening one. Last month, the "Doomsday Clock" was moved up to 89 seconds, the closest the ...
Doomsday Clock is closest its ever been to human extinction, but University of Chicago scientists remain optimistic
University of Chicago professor Daniel Holz is one of the people who moved the Doomsday Clock forward last month. He's the ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette8d
Activists call for peace talks in Ukraine outside McGovern’s Northampton office
Commemorating the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a handful of dedicated activists with Massachusetts Peace Action stood vigil outside of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s Northampton office on Monday ...
Milwaukee Independent10d
Threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, and AI move “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending — citing ...
Hollywood Insider11d
Building a Brighter Future from The Echoes of Nuclear Fallout: Reflections on Our Fragile Present
Post-apocalyptic settings offer a haunting reflection of today’s world, exploring how our fears, choices, and vulnerabilities ...
Space Missiles Might Shield U.S. From Doomsday Russian Nuclear Strike
A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear attack, says a leading expert on atomic warfare.
The Salt Lake Tribune23d
Voices: For those of us living with the consequences of nuclear testing, the Doomsday Clock sends a stark warning
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock — set by top scientists, including multiple Nobel laureates — has just inched forward to 89 seconds before midnight, a “stark signal ...
Morning Call PA24d
Letters to the Editor: Doomsday Clock ticks closers to midnight
The Doomsday Clock was designed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in 1947 to help us understand that the hands of the clock indicate the time in seconds or minutes until midnight, or the time ...
CounterPunch26d
Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock
This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock ...
The Connecticut Mirror27d
The Doomsday Clock says 89 seconds left
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists magazine Issue #1 in 1947 had on its cover the first “Doomsday Clock” to alert the America public about the destructive consequences of the new atomic bomb ...