In the sense of the Doomsday clock, it means how close we are to catastrophe.

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change. The clock hands are set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ...

Atomic scientists moved the ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before on Tuesday, due to Russian nuclear threats, climate change, military risks of artificial intelligence and more.

The Doomsday Clock, which has been used to examine the world’s vulnerability to global catastrophe for nearly a century, has moved one second closer to midnight. On Jan. 28, the Bulletin of the ...

The Doomsday Clock has been set to 89 seconds to midnight, marking the closest it has ever been to global catastrophe in its 78-year history. This 2025 setting signals an unprecedented level of risk ...

In a world grappling with nuclear tensions, climate crises, and rapid technological advancements, one ominous symbol quietly reminds us of our fragility—the Doomsday Clock. In 2025, the Bulletin ...

You can stop a clock from ticking, but it's a lot harder to figure out how to stop humanity's relentless march toward self-annihilation. The keepers of the metaphorical Doomsday Clock have now ...

While the symbol of the “Doomsday Clock” is far from positive, Noguera shared that he and Weis leaned into optimism when working on the project. The pair designed the new clock to be modular, ...

The “doomsday clock” symbolising how close humanity is to destruction ticked one second closer to midnight Tuesday as concerns on nuclear war, climate and public health were jolted by US President ...