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.

In 1947, the Doomsday Clock was set at 7 minutes to midnight. 3. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reset its 78-year-old Doomsday Clock. Getty Images.

The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, is displayed during a news conference at the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 ...

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 clock was initially set at seven minutes to midnight and has moved 25 times since then. It can move backwards and forwards, with movement away from midnight showing that people can make ...

During that time, the clock was set at seven minutes to midnight. But after the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb in 1949, Rabinowitch, who was then the bulletin’s editor ...

Two Minutes to Midnight. Despite this dire metaphor, Ryabkov emphasized that the clock's progression towards catastrophe can be reversed, provided that new escalations are avoided.

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI. ... After the end of the Cold War, it was as close as 17 minutes to midnight.

The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, is displayed during a news conference at the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 ...

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.