The so-called "millennium bug" led many to predict a meltdown of critical infrastructure when the calendar changed from 1999 to 2000.

Benedict Cumberbatch is back in the online headlines after he confirms his role in Marvel's much-awaited Avengers: Doomsday ...

Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer and other scientists involved with the Manhattan Project, the Doomsday Clock is reset every year to convey threats to humanity and the planet.