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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 ...

The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947, during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. It is, in essence, a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to the destruction of ...

For a few decades starting in the 1940s, the FBI recruited high school girls for clerical work. A Chicago Catholic school was a go-to spot.

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O'clock is a way of telling the exact hour on a clock. We say "o'clock" when the minute hand (the long hand) points to the number 12 on the clock. When the minute hand points straight up to 12, it ...

Prediction markets entice enterprising nerds to make and lose fortunes by wagering on everything from politics to the weather. Here’s why they’re unstoppable—and only getting more powerful.

When the minute hand of a clock (the longer hand) has travelled from 12 halfway around the circle to point at 6 this is half past the hour. The hour hand (the shorter hand) also moves. When it is half ...

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 ...

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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 … ...

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