The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.

In 2018, the Doomsday Clock was set at two minutes to midnight after President Donald Trump's continuous rhetoric about boosting the US' stash of nuclear weapons. And in 2020, ...

90 seconds to midnight: From Doomsday Clock to 'The Last of Us,' our demise is always near Some years that lack of a clear answer invites debate. But now it feels like our warning fits squarely in ...

The clock is ticking on humanity. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock forward for 2025, announcing that it is now set to 89 seconds to midnight –— the closest it ...

The Doomsday Clock time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

The Doomsday Clock has been ticking for exactly 75 years. But it’s no ordinary clock. It attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Thursday, the clock was set at 100 ...

The announcement is the first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Scientists revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight -- the closest humanity ...

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has once again moved their iconic "Doomsday Clock" to just 89 seconds before midnight. This marks the closest humanity has ever been to theoretical annihilation ...

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.

The Doomsday Clock is seen at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history to signal that the world is on a course of unprecedented risk, as set ...

Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday Clock at a new time that indicates how close we are to making Earth uninhabitable for humanity.