The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.

It was a time when the Cold War was at its height – the Doomsday Clock near midnight – and the doomed War on Drugs was raging. The science around genetically modified organisms was in its infancy.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" is now set to 89 seconds to midnight.

For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second.

Today, the Doomsday Clock was set to 89 seconds to midnight, signaling that experts fear we are dangerously close to a global ...

Humanity has grown closer to global disaster in the past year, with the Doomsday Clock moving to 89 seconds to midnight.

Scientists unveiled the 2025 update for the 'Doomsday Clock' today, revealing that the clock moved one second closer to midnight in 2024, a sign that humanity is close to a catastrophic end.

Atomic scientists moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine and other factors underlying the risks of global ...

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