The Doomsday Clock has been moved to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest to global catastrophe. Nuclear escalation, ...

Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before as scientists issue sobering warning - Apocalypse could come at the hands ...

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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 ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to ...

Unlike other atoms (left), ytterbium-173 (right) has a large nuclear spin and a strongly deformed nucleus whose strong fields interact with the electron shell. This turns forbidden quantum jumps into ...

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. They are searching for dark matter using atomic clocks and ...

The strontium atomic clock measures time so precisely it would not lose a second for 15 billion years, redefining how time can be tracked. Body of Canadian woman, 19, found surrounded by dingoes on ...

A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever ...

Atomic clocks and frequency standards represent the pinnacle of precision timekeeping technology. By harnessing the natural oscillatory behaviour of atoms, these devices deliver unparalleled accuracy ...