| Scientists have pushed back the hands on the symbolic Doomsday Clock by one minute, citing hopeful developments in nuclear weapons and climate change.
The symbolic clock, which shows how close humankind is to self-annihilation, was moved back to six minutes before midnight from five minutes.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS), which maintains the clock at the University of Chicago, attributed the move to efforts by world leaders to reduce their countries' nuclear arsenals and collaborate on climate stabilisation.
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More about the Doomsday Clock from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
"The Doomsday Clock conveys how close humanity is to catastrophic destruction--the figurative midnight--and monitors the means humankind could use to obliterate itself. First and foremost, these include nuclear weapons, but they also encompass climate-changing technologies and new developments in the life sciences that could inflict irrevocable harm." | 
