Over the last 78 years, the clock’s time has changed according to how close scientists believe the human race is to total destruction. Some years the time changes, and some years it doesn’t.

The time on the symbolic clock is the same as last year when the Doomsday Clock was first set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight the clock has ever been.

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close the world is to being inhabitable for humanity. Scientists just set the new time for 2025.

During the Cold War in 1991, the clock was set 17 minutes from midnight—the farthest it has ever been. Conversely, 2025's setting at 89 seconds to midnight marks its closest approach.

The hands of the Doomsday Clock have lurched forward by ten seconds, reaching 90 seconds to midnight for the first time in history. This signifies that the world is the closest to global ...

Yesterday, the clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight — the closest the world has ever been to that marker. (CNN) Property News: The most popular regions: Where houses are snapped up fastest ...

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