Doomsday Clock head explains current setting
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The experts behind the Doomsday Clock have updated it for another year and revealed the new time it has been set to.
The "Doomsday Clock" is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation.
The Doomsday Clock's 2026 update could move humanity closer to midnight. Scientists explain what it means for global safety and our future.
Nuclear tensions, climate breakdown and runaway technologies push the Doomsday Clock to its most dangerous setting ever.
The Doomsday Clock has moved to 85 seconds to midnight — the closest in history. Alexandra Bell warns, \"every second counts, and we are running out of time.\"
The symbolic Doomsday Clock has been maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1947.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will unveil the 2025 Doomsday Clock setting on January 28 in Washington, DC. The clock, a globally recognized symbol of humanity's proximity to self-annihilation, has served as a stark reminder of global threats since ...
After 78 years, the Doomsday Clock has been set closer than it has ever been. As a global society, we are now only 89 seconds to midnight after scientists moved the clock’s hand one second closer to the symbolic end of the world. Over the more than seven ...