The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been, symbolizing humanity's shortest margin from potential catastrophe since the clock's creation.

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

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.

What is the Doomsday Clock? It's 2025 and scientists have reset the clock closer to midnight and global catastrophe. Here's what it all means.

Iconic Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight as global existential threats rage. Clock factors include nuclear weapons, climate crisis, artificial intelligence, infectious diseases, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

On January 28, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists updated the Doomsday Clock from 90 to 89 seconds until "midnight," as world-ending threats continue escalating at

The Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than ever before. What does it mean? How is this determined? Can the clock be wound back?

China and Russia — work more closely to combat climate change, disease and other threats. “There is still time to make the right choices to turn back the hands of the Doomsday Clock,” Juan ...

The metaphorical clock on the University of Chicago campus ticked forward to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it was created in 1947.

The doomsday clock moved one second closer to midnight at 89 seconds, reflecting increased concerns over nuclear war, climate change, and global health. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...